What color is #292A3B?

#292A3B is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292A3B?

The RGB value is 41, 42, 59: 41 red, 42 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292A3B?

The complementary color is #3B3A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292A3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292A3B color

#292A3B rgb(41, 42, 59)

Shades of black

The hex color #292A3B is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.5% green and 23.1% blue (41, 42, 59).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 18% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#292A3B color codes

HEX	`#292A3B`
RGB	`rgb(41, 42, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 18%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 31%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 29%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.66, 4.24, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.66, 11.78, 291.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.532, 2.443, 4.475)`
Decimal	`2697787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292A3B, 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 #292A3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292A3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #292A3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292a3b; }
.text { color: #292a3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292a3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 42 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292a3b, #31293b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #292A3B?: #292A3B is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292A3B?: The RGB value is 41, 42, 59: 41 red, 42 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292A3B?: The complementary color is #3B3A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292A3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.