What color is #296953?

#296953 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #296953?

The RGB value is 41, 105, 83: 41 red, 105 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #296953?

The complementary color is #69293F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #296953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#296953 color

#296953 rgb(41, 105, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #296953 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 41.2% green and 32.5% blue (41, 105, 83).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 44% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#296953 color codes

HEX	`#296953`
RGB	`rgb(41, 105, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 41.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 44%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 61%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 21%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.91, -26.29, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.91, 27.04, 166.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.527, 11.198, 9.947)`
Decimal	`2713939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #296953, 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 #296953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#296953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #296953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #296953; }
.text { color: #296953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #296953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 105 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #296953, #295f69); }

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Questions

What color is #296953?: #296953 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #296953?: The RGB value is 41, 105, 83: 41 red, 105 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #296953?: The complementary color is #69293F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #296953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.