What color is #292E32?

#292E32 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292E32?

The RGB value is 41, 46, 50: 41 red, 46 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292E32?

The complementary color is #322D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292E32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292E32 color

#292E32 rgb(41, 46, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #292E32 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 18% green and 19.6% blue (41, 46, 50).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 10% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Cinder (#242A2E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.72:1).

#292E32 color codes

HEX	`#292E32`
RGB	`rgb(41, 46, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 18%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 10%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 18%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 8%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.61, -1.13, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.61, 3.5, 251.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.467, 2.656, 3.4)`
Decimal	`2698802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292E32, 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 #292E32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292E32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.72:1	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 #292E32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292e32; }
.text { color: #292e32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292e32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 46 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292e32, #292932); }

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Questions

What color is #292E32?: #292E32 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292E32?: The RGB value is 41, 46, 50: 41 red, 46 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292E32?: The complementary color is #322D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292E32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.