What color is #292430?

#292430 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292430?

The RGB value is 41, 36, 48: 41 red, 36 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292430?

The complementary color is #2B3024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292430?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292430 color

#292430 rgb(41, 36, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #292430 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 14.1% green and 18.8% blue (41, 36, 48).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 14% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#292430 color codes

HEX	`#292430`
RGB	`rgb(41, 36, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 14.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 14%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 25%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.2, 5.33, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.2, 8.81, 307.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.079, 1.947, 3.062)`
Decimal	`2696240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292430, 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 #292430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #292430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292430; }
.text { color: #292430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 36 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292430, #2f2430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #292430?: #292430 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292430?: The RGB value is 41, 36, 48: 41 red, 36 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292430?: The complementary color is #2B3024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292430?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.