What color is #29283B?

#29283B is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29283B?

The RGB value is 41, 40, 59: 41 red, 40 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29283B?

The complementary color is #3A3B28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29283B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29283B color

#29283B rgb(41, 40, 59)

Shades of blue

The hex color #29283B is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 15.7% green and 23.1% blue (41, 40, 59).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 19% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#29283B color codes

HEX	`#29283B`
RGB	`rgb(41, 40, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 15.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 19%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 32%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 32%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.01, 5.66, -11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.01, 13.25, 295.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.462, 2.305, 4.452)`
Decimal	`2697275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29283B, 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 #29283B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29283B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #29283B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29283b; }
.text { color: #29283b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29283b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 40 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29283b, #33283b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #29283B?: #29283B is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29283B?: The RGB value is 41, 40, 59: 41 red, 40 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29283B?: The complementary color is #3A3B28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29283B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.