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#29896D Color

#29896D is rgb(41, 137, 109) in RGB, hsl(162, 54%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 0%, 20%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Illuminating Emerald (#319177), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#29896D
HEX#29896D
RGBrgb(41, 137, 109)
HSLhsl(162, 54%, 35%)
HSVhsv(162, 70%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 20%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.099 169.5)
LABlab(51.10% -34.23 6.62)
LCHlch(51.10% 34.86 169.05)

What #29896D 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 #29896D, 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.

#29896D Channel Values

How #29896D 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 137 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 54% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 70% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.29:1 vs white · 4.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #29896D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #29896D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #29896D; 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 #29896D

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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How #29896D 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#29896D
Protanopia#7F7F6D
Protanomaly#67836D
Deuteranopia#74746F
Deuteranomaly#5F7D6E
Tritanopia#348686
Tritanomaly#30877D
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #29896D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-29896d: #29896D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #29896D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-29896d': '#29896D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.161, green: 0.537, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_29896d">#29896D</color>
SVG fillfill="#29896D"

More Green Colors

#29896D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#29896D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #29896D?

#29896D is a dark green — rgb(41, 137, 109) in RGB and hsl(162, 54%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Illuminating Emerald (#319177), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.34.

What is the RGB value of #29896D?

#29896D is rgb(41, 137, 109) — red 41, green 137, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #29896D?

#29896D converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 0%, 20%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #29896D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #29896D scores 4.29:1 against white and 4.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #29896D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #29896D 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 13.46, which is visibly different.

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