What color is #29253A?

#29253A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29253A?

The RGB value is 41, 37, 58: 41 red, 37 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29253A?

The complementary color is #363A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29253A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29253A color

#29253A rgb(41, 37, 58)

Shades of blue

The hex color #29253A is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 14.5% green and 22.7% blue (41, 37, 58).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 22% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#29253A color codes

HEX	`#29253A`
RGB	`rgb(41, 37, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 14.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 22%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 36%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16, 7.5, -12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16, 14.88, 300.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.34, 2.1, 4.284)`
Decimal	`2696506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29253A, 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 #29253A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29253A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #29253A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29253a; }
.text { color: #29253a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29253a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 37 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29253a, #34253a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #29253A?: #29253A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29253A?: The RGB value is 41, 37, 58: 41 red, 37 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29253A?: The complementary color is #363A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29253A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.