What color is #292B3C?

#292B3C 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 #292B3C?

The RGB value is 41, 43, 60: 41 red, 43 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292B3C?

The complementary color is #3C3A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292B3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292B3C color

#292B3C rgb(41, 43, 60)

Shades of black

The hex color #292B3C is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.9% green and 23.5% blue (41, 43, 60).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 19% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#292B3C color codes

HEX	`#292B3C`
RGB	`rgb(41, 43, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 19%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 32%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 28%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.03, 3.84, -11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.03, 11.75, 289.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.594, 2.525, 4.625)`
Decimal	`2698044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292B3C, 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 #292B3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292B3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #292B3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292b3c; }
.text { color: #292b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292b3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 43 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292b3c, #31293c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #292B3C?: #292B3C 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 #292B3C?: The RGB value is 41, 43, 60: 41 red, 43 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292B3C?: The complementary color is #3C3A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292B3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.