What color is #292D59?

#292D59 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 #292D59?

The RGB value is 41, 45, 89: 41 red, 45 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292D59?

The complementary color is #595529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292D59 color

#292D59 rgb(41, 45, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #292D59 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 17.6% green and 34.9% blue (41, 45, 89).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2C2C57), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#292D59 color codes

HEX	`#292D59`
RGB	`rgb(41, 45, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 17.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 54%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 49%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.32, 12.23, -27.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.32, 29.78, 294.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.655, 3.069, 9.849)`
Decimal	`2698585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292D59, 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 #292D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #292D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292d59; }
.text { color: #292d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 45 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292d59, #3d2959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #292D59?: #292D59 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 #292D59?: The RGB value is 41, 45, 89: 41 red, 45 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292D59?: The complementary color is #595529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.