What color is #293A40?

#293A40 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #293A40?

The RGB value is 41, 58, 64: 41 red, 58 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293A40?

The complementary color is #402F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293A40 color

#293A40 rgb(41, 58, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #293A40 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 22.7% green and 25.1% blue (41, 58, 64).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 22% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Astral Nomad (#203943), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#293A40 color codes

HEX	`#293A40`
RGB	`rgb(41, 58, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 22.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 22%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 36%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 9%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.23, -5.11, -5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.23, 7.83, 229.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.353, 3.868, 5.419)`
Decimal	`2701888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293A40, 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 #293A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #293A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293a40; }
.text { color: #293a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 58 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293a40, #292e40); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #293A40?: #293A40 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #293A40?: The RGB value is 41, 58, 64: 41 red, 58 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293A40?: The complementary color is #402F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.