What color is #293F49?

#293F49 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #293F49?

The RGB value is 41, 63, 73: 41 red, 63 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293F49?

The complementary color is #493329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293F49 color

#293F49 rgb(41, 63, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #293F49 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 24.7% green and 28.6% blue (41, 63, 73).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 28% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Astral Nomad (#203943), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#293F49 color codes

HEX	`#293F49`
RGB	`rgb(41, 63, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 24.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 28%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 44%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 14%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.28, -5.57, -8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.28, 10.43, 237.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.894, 4.507, 6.967)`
Decimal	`2703177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293F49, 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 #293F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #293F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293f49; }
.text { color: #293f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 63 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293f49, #292f49); }

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Questions

What color is #293F49?: #293F49 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #293F49?: The RGB value is 41, 63, 73: 41 red, 63 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293F49?: The complementary color is #493329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.