What color is #292B31?

#292B31 is a very dark, grayish blue known as Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Night Sky?

The RGB value is 41, 43, 49: 41 red, 43 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Night Sky?

The complementary color is #312F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292B31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Night Sky color: hex code #292B31

#292B31 rgb(41, 43, 49)

Shades of black

Night Sky has the hex code #292B31. It is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.9% green and 19.2% blue (41, 43, 49).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 9% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

Night Sky (#292B31) color codes

HEX	`#292B31`
RGB	`rgb(41, 43, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 9%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 16%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.56, 0.66, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.56, 4.23, 278.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.333, 2.421, 3.25)`
Decimal	`2698033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Night Sky, 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 #292B31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292B31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #292B31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292b31; }
.text { color: #292b31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292b31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 43 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292b31, #2b2931); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

See #292B31 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #292B31?: #292B31 is a very dark, grayish blue known as Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Night Sky?: The RGB value is 41, 43, 49: 41 red, 43 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Night Sky?: The complementary color is #312F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292B31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.