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#294B16 Color

#294B16 is rgb(41, 75, 22) in RGB, hsl(98, 55%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 71%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mughal Green (#306030), visibly different at ΔE 10.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#294B16
HEX#294B16
RGBrgb(41, 75, 22)
HSLhsl(98, 55%, 19%)
HSVhsv(98, 71%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 71%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(37.4% 0.09 136.1)
LABlab(28.34% -21.11 26.48)
LCHlch(28.34% 33.87 128.56)

What #294B16 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 #294B16, 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.

#294B16 Channel Values

How #294B16 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 75 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 98° · S 55% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 98° · S 71% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 71% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.94:1 vs white · 2.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #294B16 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 text9.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #294B16

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #294B16; 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 #294B16

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 #294B16.

How #294B16 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#294B16
Protanopia#474716
Protanomaly#3D4816
Deuteranopia#424218
Deuteranomaly#394617
Tritanopia#304747
Tritanomaly#2E4839
Achromatopsia#434343

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #294B16 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-294b16: #294B16;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #294B16;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-294b16': '#294B16' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.161, green: 0.294, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_294b16">#294B16</color>
SVG fillfill="#294B16"

More Green Colors

#294B16 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#294B16 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #294B16?

#294B16 is a darkest green — rgb(41, 75, 22) in RGB and hsl(98, 55%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mughal Green (#306030), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.16.

What is the RGB value of #294B16?

#294B16 is rgb(41, 75, 22) — red 41, green 75, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #294B16?

#294B16 converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 71%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #294B16 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #294B16 scores 9.94:1 against white and 2.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #294B16 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #294B16 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.28, which is visibly different.

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