What color is #292A42?

#292A42 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 #292A42?

The RGB value is 41, 42, 66: 41 red, 42 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292A42?

The complementary color is #424129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292A42 color

#292A42 rgb(41, 42, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #292A42 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.5% green and 25.9% blue (41, 42, 66).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 23% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#292A42 color codes

HEX	`#292A42`
RGB	`rgb(41, 42, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 23%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 38%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 36%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.01, 6.44, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.01, 16.58, 292.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.726, 2.521, 5.496)`
Decimal	`2697794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292A42, 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 #292A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #292A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292a42; }
.text { color: #292a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 42 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292a42, #352942); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #292A42?: #292A42 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 #292A42?: The RGB value is 41, 42, 66: 41 red, 42 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292A42?: The complementary color is #424129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.