What color is #292B34?

#292B34 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292B34?

The RGB value is 41, 43, 52: 41 red, 43 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292B34?

The complementary color is #343229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292B34 color

#292B34 rgb(41, 43, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #292B34 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.9% green and 20.4% blue (41, 43, 52).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 12% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Night Sky (#292B31), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#292B34 color codes

HEX	`#292B34`
RGB	`rgb(41, 43, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 12%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 21%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.68, 1.49, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.68, 6.27, 283.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.398, 2.447, 3.594)`
Decimal	`2698036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292B34, 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 #292B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #292B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292b34; }
.text { color: #292b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 43 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292b34, #2d2934); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #292B34?: #292B34 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292B34?: The RGB value is 41, 43, 52: 41 red, 43 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292B34?: The complementary color is #343229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.