What color is #292936?

#292936 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292936?

The RGB value is 41, 41, 54: 41 red, 41 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292936?

The complementary color is #363629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292936 color

#292936 rgb(41, 41, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #292936 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.1% green and 21.2% blue (41, 41, 54).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 14% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#292936 color codes

HEX	`#292936`
RGB	`rgb(41, 41, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 14%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 24%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.1, 3.46, -8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.1, 9.05, 292.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.373, 2.324, 3.813)`
Decimal	`2697526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292936, 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 #292936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #292936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292936; }
.text { color: #292936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 41 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292936, #302936); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #292936?: #292936 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292936?: The RGB value is 41, 41, 54: 41 red, 41 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292936?: The complementary color is #363629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.