What color is #297A5E?

#297A5E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #297A5E?

The RGB value is 41, 122, 94: 41 red, 122 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #297A5E?

The complementary color is #7A2945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #297A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#297A5E color

#297A5E rgb(41, 122, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #297A5E is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 47.8% green and 36.9% blue (41, 122, 94).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 50% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Greasy Greens (#117755), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#297A5E color codes

HEX	`#297A5E`
RGB	`rgb(41, 122, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 47.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 50%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 66%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 23%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.9, -31.63, 8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.9, 32.68, 165.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.893, 15.198, 13)`
Decimal	`2718302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #297A5E, 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 #297A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#297A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #297A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #297a5e; }
.text { color: #297a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #297a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 122 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #297a5e, #296e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #297A5E?: #297A5E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #297A5E?: The RGB value is 41, 122, 94: 41 red, 122 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #297A5E?: The complementary color is #7A2945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #297A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.