What color is #293432?

#293432 is a very dark, grayish spring green known as Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Aztec?

The RGB value is 41, 52, 50: 41 red, 52 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Aztec?

The complementary color is #34292B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293432?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Aztec color: hex code #293432

#293432 rgb(41, 52, 50)

Shades of gray

Aztec has the hex code #293432. It is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 20.4% green and 19.6% blue (41, 52, 50).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 12% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 80% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

Aztec (#293432) color codes

HEX	`#293432`
RGB	`rgb(41, 52, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 20.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 12%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 21%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.66, -5.14, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.66, 5.14, 183.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.718, 3.158, 3.483)`
Decimal	`2700338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Aztec, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #293432	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293432 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #293432 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293432; }
.text { color: #293432; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293432; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 52 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293432, #293134); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #293432 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #293432?: #293432 is a very dark, grayish spring green known as Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Aztec?: The RGB value is 41, 52, 50: 41 red, 52 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Aztec?: The complementary color is #34292B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293432?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.