What color is #292F4A?

#292F4A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292F4A?

The RGB value is 41, 47, 74: 41 red, 47 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292F4A?

The complementary color is #4A4429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292F4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292F4A color

#292F4A rgb(41, 47, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #292F4A is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 18.4% green and 29% blue (41, 47, 74).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 29% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#292F4A color codes

HEX	`#292F4A`
RGB	`rgb(41, 47, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 18.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 29%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 45%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 36%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.04, 5.55, -17.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.04, 18.42, 287.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.167, 2.999, 6.889)`
Decimal	`2699082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292F4A, 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 #292F4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292F4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #292F4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292f4a; }
.text { color: #292f4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292f4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 47 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292f4a, #34294a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #292F4A?: #292F4A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292F4A?: The RGB value is 41, 47, 74: 41 red, 47 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292F4A?: The complementary color is #4A4429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292F4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.