What color is #292A48?

#292A48 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292A48?

The RGB value is 41, 42, 72: 41 red, 42 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292A48?

The complementary color is #484729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292A48 color

#292A48 rgb(41, 42, 72)

Shades of blue

The hex color #292A48 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.5% green and 28.2% blue (41, 42, 72).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 27% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#292A48 color codes

HEX	`#292A48`
RGB	`rgb(41, 42, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 27%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 43%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 42%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.34, 8.42, -18.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.34, 20.65, 294.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.912, 2.595, 6.477)`
Decimal	`2697800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292A48, 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 #292A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #292A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292a48; }
.text { color: #292a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 42 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292a48, #372948); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #292A48?: #292A48 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292A48?: The RGB value is 41, 42, 72: 41 red, 42 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292A48?: The complementary color is #484729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.