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#293521 Color

#293521 is rgb(41, 53, 33) in RGB, hsl(96, 23%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 79%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kombu Green (#354230), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#293521
HEX#293521
RGBrgb(41, 53, 33)
HSLhsl(96, 23%, 17%)
HSVhsv(96, 38%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 79%)
OKLCHoklch(31.2% 0.038 133.4)
LABlab(20.59% -8.63 10.93)
LCHlch(20.59% 13.93 128.28)

What #293521 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 #293521, 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.

#293521 Channel Values

How #293521 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 53 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 23% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 38% · V 21%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 79%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.92:1 vs white · 1.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #293521 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 text12.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #293521

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #293521; 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 #293521

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 #293521.

How #293521 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#293521
Protanopia#333321
Protanomaly#2F3421
Deuteranopia#313121
Deuteranomaly#2E3321
Tritanopia#2C3333
Tritanomaly#2B342D
Achromatopsia#313131

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #293521 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-293521: #293521;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #293521;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-293521': '#293521' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.161, green: 0.208, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_293521">#293521</color>
SVG fillfill="#293521"

More Green Colors

#293521 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#293521 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #293521?

#293521 is a darkest green — rgb(41, 53, 33) in RGB and hsl(96, 23%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kombu Green (#354230), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #293521?

#293521 is rgb(41, 53, 33) — red 41, green 53, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #293521?

#293521 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #293521 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #293521 scores 12.92:1 against white and 1.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #293521 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #293521 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 18.59, which is visibly different.

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