What color is #292C26?

#292C26 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292C26?

The RGB value is 41, 44, 38: 41 red, 44 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292C26?

The complementary color is #29262C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292C26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292C26 color

#292C26 rgb(41, 44, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #292C26 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 17.3% green and 14.9% blue (41, 44, 38).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 7% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#292C26 color codes

HEX	`#292C26`
RGB	`rgb(41, 44, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 17.3%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 7%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 14%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.52, -2.75, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.52, 4.4, 128.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.165, 2.413, 2.185)`
Decimal	`2698278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292C26, 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 #292C26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292C26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #292C26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292c26; }
.text { color: #292c26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292c26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 44 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292c26, #262c26); }

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Questions

What color is #292C26?: #292C26 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292C26?: The RGB value is 41, 44, 38: 41 red, 44 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292C26?: The complementary color is #29262C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292C26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.