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#296d42 color: Billiard Ball

#296d42 is rgb(41, 109, 66) in RGB and oklch(47.946% 0.09766 152.875) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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142°
100%

47.9%
0.098
153°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark green
  • green-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #296d42

#296d42 is a deep dark green color. In OKLCH it has 47.9% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 153°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.25:1 contrast and black text 3.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Billiard Ball (#276b40). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-800.

More dark green colors

Lighter: #296d42 mixed with white

  1. 296d42
  2. 407b53
  3. 568965
  4. 6b9777
  5. 7fa68a
  6. 94b49c
  7. a9c3af
  8. bed2c3
  9. d4e1d7
  10. e9f0eb

Darker: #296d42 mixed with black

  1. 296d42
  2. 225e38
  3. 1c4f2f
  4. 154125
  5. 0f331c
  6. 092614
  7. 05190b
  8. 020d05
  9. 010401
  10. 000100

Calmer: #296d42 with less saturation

  1. 296d42
  2. 316c45
  3. 386a48
  4. 3e694b
  5. 43674e
  6. 486650
  7. 4d6453
  8. 516356
  9. 566158
  10. 595f5b

Questions about #296d42

What color is #296d42?

#296d42 is deep dark green. The closest named color is Billiard Ball. In RGB it is rgb(41, 109, 66), in HSL hsl(142.06, 45.33%, 29.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.946% 0.09766 152.875).

What colors go well with #296d42?

The complementary color of #296d42 is #7d4775. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #536620 and #006f62. The triadic partners are #4b5894 and #8c4738.

Is white or black text more readable on #296d42?

White text reads better on #296d42: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and black gives 3.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #296d42 a warm or cool color?

#296d42 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 153 degrees, its lightness 47.9% and its chroma 0.098.