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#293215 Color

#293215 is rgb(41, 50, 21) in RGB, hsl(79, 41%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 58%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), visibly different at ΔE 10.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#293215
HEX#293215
RGBrgb(41, 50, 21)
HSLhsl(79, 41%, 14%)
HSVhsv(79, 58%, 20%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 58%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(30.1% 0.049 123.5)
LABlab(19.33% -8.30 16.96)
LCHlch(19.33% 18.88 116.09)

What #293215 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 #293215, 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.

#293215 Channel Values

How #293215 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 50 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 41% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 58% · V 20%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 80%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.45:1 vs white · 1.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #293215 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 text13.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #293215 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #293215

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #293215; 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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Tints & Shades of #293215

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #293215.

How #293215 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#293215
Protanopia#313115
Protanomaly#2E3115
Deuteranopia#2F2F16
Deuteranomaly#2D3015
Tritanopia#2C2F2F
Tritanomaly#2B3027
Achromatopsia#2F2F2F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #293215 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-293215: #293215;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #293215;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-293215': '#293215' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.161, green: 0.196, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_293215">#293215</color>
SVG fillfill="#293215"

More Green Colors

#293215 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#293215 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #293215?

#293215 is a darkest green — rgb(41, 50, 21) in RGB and hsl(79, 41%, 14%) 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 10.02.

What is the RGB value of #293215?

#293215 is rgb(41, 50, 21) — red 41, green 50, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #293215?

#293215 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 58%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #293215 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #293215 scores 13.45:1 against white and 1.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #293215 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #293215 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 24.32, which is visibly different.

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