What color is #293135?

#293135 is a very dark, grayish azure known as Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nightmare Fuel?

The RGB value is 41, 49, 53: 41 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nightmare Fuel?

The complementary color is #352D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nightmare Fuel color: hex code #293135

#293135 rgb(41, 49, 53)

Shades of black

Nightmare Fuel has the hex code #293135. It is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 19.2% green and 20.8% blue (41, 49, 53).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 13% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

Nightmare Fuel (#293135) color codes

HEX	`#293135`
RGB	`rgb(41, 49, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 19.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 13%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 23%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.74, -2.34, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.74, 4.37, 237.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.655, 2.925, 3.792)`
Decimal	`2699573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nightmare Fuel, 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 #293135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #293135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293135; }
.text { color: #293135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 49 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293135, #292b35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #293135 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #293135?: #293135 is a very dark, grayish azure known as Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nightmare Fuel?: The RGB value is 41, 49, 53: 41 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nightmare Fuel?: The complementary color is #352D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.