What color is #292A44?

#292A44 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 #292A44?

The RGB value is 41, 42, 68: 41 red, 42 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292A44?

The complementary color is #444329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292A44 color

#292A44 rgb(41, 42, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #292A44 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.5% green and 26.7% blue (41, 42, 68).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#292A44 color codes

HEX	`#292A44`
RGB	`rgb(41, 42, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 40%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 38%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.12, 7.09, -16.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.12, 17.94, 293.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.786, 2.545, 5.812)`
Decimal	`2697796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292A44, 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 #292A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #292A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292a44; }
.text { color: #292a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 42 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292a44, #362944); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #292A44?: #292A44 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 #292A44?: The RGB value is 41, 42, 68: 41 red, 42 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292A44?: The complementary color is #444329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.