What color is #292437?

#292437 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292437?

The RGB value is 41, 36, 55: 41 red, 36 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292437?

The complementary color is #323724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292437?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292437 color

#292437 rgb(41, 36, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #292437 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 14.1% green and 21.6% blue (41, 36, 55).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 21% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#292437 color codes

HEX	`#292437`
RGB	`rgb(41, 36, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 14.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 21%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 35%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 35%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.53, 7.32, -11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.53, 13.6, 302.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.235, 2.009, 3.884)`
Decimal	`2696247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292437, 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 #292437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #292437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292437; }
.text { color: #292437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 36 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292437, #322437); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #292437?: #292437 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292437?: The RGB value is 41, 36, 55: 41 red, 36 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292437?: The complementary color is #323724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292437?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.