What color is #29465B?

#29465B is a dark, desaturated azure known as One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of One Year of Rain?

The RGB value is 41, 70, 91: 41 red, 70 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of One Year of Rain?

The complementary color is #5B3E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29465B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

One Year of Rain color: hex code #29465B

#29465B rgb(41, 70, 91)

Shades of blue

One Year of Rain has the hex code #29465B. It is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 27.5% green and 35.7% blue (41, 70, 91).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 38% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

One Year of Rain (#29465B) color codes

HEX	`#29465B`
RGB	`rgb(41, 70, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 27.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 38%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 55%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 23%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.4, -4.12, -15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.4, 16.32, 255.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.992, 5.607, 10.715)`
Decimal	`2704987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with One Year of Rain, 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 #29465B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29465B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #29465B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29465b; }
.text { color: #29465b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29465b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 70 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29465b, #292d5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #29465B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #29465B?: #29465B is a dark, desaturated azure known as One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of One Year of Rain?: The RGB value is 41, 70, 91: 41 red, 70 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of One Year of Rain?: The complementary color is #5B3E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29465B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.