Color

#297E33

Cool green. Nearest reference color: Sap green.

RGB

0–255

126

CMYK

0–100%

67.46%

59.52%

50.59%

RGB describes how #297E33 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 41, green 126 and blue 51.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 67.46%, magenta 0%, yellow 59.52% and black 50.59%.

HSL values

H 127.06° S 50.9% L 32.75%

In the HSL color model, #297E33 has a hue of 127.06°, 50.9% saturation and 32.75% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#297E33 is a medium, cool green with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #297E33 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #297E33

RGB rgb(41, 126, 51)

HSL hsl(127.06 50.9% 32.75%)

OKLCH oklch(0.524752 0.137246 145.2173)

CSS --color: #297E33;

Tints of #297E33

Tints are lighter variations of #297E33. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#CAFFCB #90E393 #6EC172 #4C9F52 #297E33

Shades of #297E33

Shades are darker variations of #297E33. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#297E33 #005F17 #00400C #002304 #000901

Tones of #297E33

Tones reduce the chroma of #297E33, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#297E33 #3D7A41 #4C764E #587259 #636E63

Tonal range of #297E33

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #297E33 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#CAFFCB #90E393 #6EC172 #4C9F52 #297E33 #005F17 #00400C #002304 #000901

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #CAFFCB;
    --color-200: #90E393;
    --color-300: #6EC172;
    --color-400: #4C9F52;
    --color-500: #297E33;
    --color-600: #005F17;
    --color-700: #00400C;
    --color-800: #002304;
    --color-900: #000901;
}

Colors that go with #297E33

Color harmonies for #297E33 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#297E33 #914A95

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#687200 #297E33 #007C67

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#297E33 #4365B9 #AB4440

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#297E33 #7256B0 #A4426E

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#297E33 #0073A1 #914A95 #A15200

CSS gradients with #297E33

These gradients show how #297E33 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#297E33 #639E66 #97BE97 #CADECA #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #297E33, #639E66, #97BE97, #CADECA, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#297E33 #18541F #092D0D #010B02 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #297E33, #18541F, #092D0D, #010B02, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#297E33 #796B00 #A15200 #AA4257 #914A95

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #297E33, #796B00, #A15200, #AA4257, #914A95);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #297E33. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.09:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

4.13:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1563 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #297E33 as the background.

background-color: #297E33;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #297E33 in design

See how #297E33 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#297E33 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #297E33 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#90E393

#297E33

#002304

Colors similar to #297E33

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #297E33, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#44974B #03661A #008122 #407A44 #447B1C #007F48 #50872B #007240

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #297E33 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #80732C Deuteranopia #766B39 Tritanopia #127B6D

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #297E33 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 8.9723
Y: 15.6312
Z: 5.6756

CIELAB

L*: 46.4869
a*: -41.6777
b*: 33.0257

OKLab

L: 0.524752
a: -0.112723
b: 0.078294

OKLCH

L: 0.524752
C: 0.137246
H: 145.2173°