What color is #292C42?

#292C42 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292C42?

The RGB value is 41, 44, 66: 41 red, 44 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292C42?

The complementary color is #423F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292C42 color

#292C42 rgb(41, 44, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #292C42 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 17.3% green and 25.9% blue (41, 44, 66).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 23% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#292C42 color codes

HEX	`#292C42`
RGB	`rgb(41, 44, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 17.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 23%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 38%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 33%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.65, 5.02, -14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.65, 15.13, 289.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.798, 2.666, 5.52)`
Decimal	`2698306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292C42, 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 #292C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #292C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292c42; }
.text { color: #292c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 44 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292c42, #322942); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #292C42?: #292C42 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292C42?: The RGB value is 41, 44, 66: 41 red, 44 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292C42?: The complementary color is #423F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.