What color is #296C34?

#296C34 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enchanted Glen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #296C34?

The RGB value is 41, 108, 52: 41 red, 108 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #296C34?

The complementary color is #6C2961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #296C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#296C34 color

#296C34 rgb(41, 108, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #296C34 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 42.4% green and 20.4% blue (41, 108, 52).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 45% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Glen (#166D29), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#296C34 color codes

HEX	`#296C34`
RGB	`rgb(41, 108, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 42.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 45%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 62%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 52%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.32, -34.21, 25.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.32, 42.39, 143.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.896, 11.444, 5.094)`
Decimal	`2714676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #296C34, 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 #296C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#296C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #296C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #296c34; }
.text { color: #296c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #296c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 108 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #296c34, #296c56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #296C34?: #296C34 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enchanted Glen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #296C34?: The RGB value is 41, 108, 52: 41 red, 108 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #296C34?: The complementary color is #6C2961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #296C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.