What color is #292B4E?

#292B4E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292B4E?

The RGB value is 41, 43, 78: 41 red, 43 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292B4E?

The complementary color is #4E4C29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292B4E color

#292B4E rgb(41, 43, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #292B4E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.9% green and 30.6% blue (41, 43, 78).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2C2C57), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#292B4E color codes

HEX	`#292B4E`
RGB	`rgb(41, 43, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 47%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 45%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.01, 9.75, -21.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.01, 23.96, 294.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.153, 2.749, 7.571)`
Decimal	`2698062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292B4E, 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 #292B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #292B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292b4e; }
.text { color: #292b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 43 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292b4e, #3a294e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #292B4E?: #292B4E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292B4E?: The RGB value is 41, 43, 78: 41 red, 43 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292B4E?: The complementary color is #4E4C29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.