What color is #29273F?

#29273F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29273F?

The RGB value is 41, 39, 63: 41 red, 39 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29273F?

The complementary color is #3D3F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29273F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29273F color

#29273F rgb(41, 39, 63)

Shades of blue

The hex color #29273F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 15.3% green and 24.7% blue (41, 39, 63).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#29273F color codes

HEX	`#29273F`
RGB	`rgb(41, 39, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 15.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 38%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 38%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.9, 7.62, -14.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.9, 16.77, 297.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.537, 2.281, 5.008)`
Decimal	`2697023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29273F, 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 #29273F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29273F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #29273F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29273f; }
.text { color: #29273f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29273f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 39 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29273f, #35273f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #29273F?: #29273F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29273F?: The RGB value is 41, 39, 63: 41 red, 39 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29273F?: The complementary color is #3D3F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29273F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.