What color is #296A53?

#296A53 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 #296A53?

The RGB value is 41, 106, 83: 41 red, 106 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #296A53?

The complementary color is #6A2940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #296A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#296A53 color

#296A53 rgb(41, 106, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #296A53 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 41.6% green and 32.5% blue (41, 106, 83).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 44% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#296A53 color codes

HEX	`#296A53`
RGB	`rgb(41, 106, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 41.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 44%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 61%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 22%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.25, -26.78, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.25, 27.63, 165.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.629, 11.403, 9.981)`
Decimal	`2714195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #296A53, 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 #296A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#296A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #296A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #296a53; }
.text { color: #296a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #296a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 106 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #296a53, #29616a); }

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Questions

What color is #296A53?: #296A53 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 #296A53?: The RGB value is 41, 106, 83: 41 red, 106 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #296A53?: The complementary color is #6A2940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #296A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.