What color is #292739?

#292739 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292739?

The RGB value is 41, 39, 57: 41 red, 39 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292739?

The complementary color is #373927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292739?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292739 color

#292739 rgb(41, 39, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #292739 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 15.3% green and 22.4% blue (41, 39, 57).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 19% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#292739 color codes

HEX	`#292739`
RGB	`rgb(41, 39, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 15.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 19%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 32%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.59, 5.77, -11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.59, 12.63, 297.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.378, 2.218, 4.173)`
Decimal	`2697017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292739, 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 #292739	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292739 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #292739 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292739; }
.text { color: #292739; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292739; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 39 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292739, #322739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #292739?: #292739 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292739?: The RGB value is 41, 39, 57: 41 red, 39 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292739?: The complementary color is #373927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292739?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.