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#293111 Color

#293111 is rgb(41, 49, 17) in RGB, hsl(75, 48%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 65%, 81%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), visibly different at ΔE 10.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#293111
HEX#293111
RGBrgb(41, 49, 17)
HSLhsl(75, 48%, 13%)
HSVhsv(75, 65%, 19%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 65%, 81%)
OKLCHoklch(29.7% 0.052 121.3)
LABlab(18.92% -8.08 18.86)
LCHlch(18.92% 20.52 113.20)

What #293111 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #293111, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#293111 Channel Values

How #293111 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 41 · G 49 · B 178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 48% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 65% · V 19%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 81%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.62:1 vs white · 1.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #293111 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #293111

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #293111; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #293111

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #293111.

How #293111 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#293111
Protanopia#303011
Protanomaly#2D3011
Deuteranopia#2F2F12
Deuteranomaly#2C3011
Tritanopia#2C2E2E
Tritanomaly#2B2F25
Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #293111 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-293111: #293111;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #293111;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-293111': '#293111' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.161, green: 0.192, blue: 0.067)
Android XML<color name="color_293111">#293111</color>
SVG fillfill="#293111"

More Green Colors

#293111 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#293111 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #293111?

#293111 is a darkest green — rgb(41, 49, 17) in RGB and hsl(75, 48%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive (#3C341F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.55.

What is the RGB value of #293111?

#293111 is rgb(41, 49, 17) — red 41, green 49, and blue 17 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #293111?

#293111 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 65%, 81%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #293111 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #293111 scores 13.62:1 against white and 1.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #293111 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #293111 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 26.2, which is a different colour altogether.

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