What color is #292F2B?

#292F2B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292F2B?

The RGB value is 41, 47, 43: 41 red, 47 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292F2B?

The complementary color is #2F292D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292F2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292F2B color

#292F2B rgb(41, 47, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #292F2B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 18.4% green and 16.9% blue (41, 47, 43).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 7% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#292F2B color codes

HEX	`#292F2B`
RGB	`rgb(41, 47, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 18.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 7%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 13%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.71, -3.6, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.71, 3.97, 154.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.367, 2.679, 2.677)`
Decimal	`2699051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292F2B, 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 #292F2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292F2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #292F2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292f2b; }
.text { color: #292f2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292f2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 47 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292f2b, #292f2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #292F2B?: #292F2B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292F2B?: The RGB value is 41, 47, 43: 41 red, 47 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292F2B?: The complementary color is #2F292D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292F2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.