What color is #295B39?

#295B39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #295B39?

The RGB value is 41, 91, 57: 41 red, 91 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #295B39?

The complementary color is #5B294B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #295B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#295B39 color

#295B39 rgb(41, 91, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #295B39 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 35.7% green and 22.4% blue (41, 91, 57).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 38% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#295B39 color codes

HEX	`#295B39`
RGB	`rgb(41, 91, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 35.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 38%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 55%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 37%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.5, -25.51, 14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.5, 29.39, 150.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.394, 8.249, 5.178)`
Decimal	`2710329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #295B39, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #295B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#295B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #295B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #295b39; }
.text { color: #295b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #295b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 91 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #295b39, #295b52); }

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Questions

What color is #295B39?: #295B39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #295B39?: The RGB value is 41, 91, 57: 41 red, 91 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #295B39?: The complementary color is #5B294B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #295B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.