What color is #292E44?

#292E44 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 #292E44?

The RGB value is 41, 46, 68: 41 red, 46 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292E44?

The complementary color is #443F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292E44 color

#292E44 rgb(41, 46, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #292E44 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 18% green and 26.7% blue (41, 46, 68).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#292E44 color codes

HEX	`#292E44`
RGB	`rgb(41, 46, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 18%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 40%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 32%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.4, 4.26, -14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.4, 15.09, 286.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.935, 2.843, 5.862)`
Decimal	`2698820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292E44, 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 #292E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #292E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292e44; }
.text { color: #292e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 46 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292e44, #322944); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #292E44?: #292E44 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 #292E44?: The RGB value is 41, 46, 68: 41 red, 46 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292E44?: The complementary color is #443F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.