What color is #297A35?

#297A35 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #297A35?

The RGB value is 41, 122, 53: 41 red, 122 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #297A35?

The complementary color is #7A296E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #297A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#297A35 color

#297A35 rgb(41, 122, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #297A35 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 47.8% green and 20.8% blue (41, 122, 53).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 50% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Lush Paradise (#2E7D32), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#297A35 color codes

HEX	`#297A35`
RGB	`rgb(41, 122, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 47.8%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 50%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 66%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 57%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.15, -39.83, 30.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.15, 50.11, 142.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.516, 14.647, 5.746)`
Decimal	`2718261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #297A35, 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 #297A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#297A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #297A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #297a35; }
.text { color: #297a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #297a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 122 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #297a35, #297a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #297A35?: #297A35 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #297A35?: The RGB value is 41, 122, 53: 41 red, 122 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #297A35?: The complementary color is #7A296E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #297A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.