What color is #294559?

#294559 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294559?

The RGB value is 41, 69, 89: 41 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294559?

The complementary color is #593D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294559 color

#294559 rgb(41, 69, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #294559 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 27.1% green and 34.9% blue (41, 69, 89).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#294559 color codes

HEX	`#294559`
RGB	`rgb(41, 69, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 27.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 54%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 22%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.98, -4.16, -15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.98, 15.71, 254.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.845, 5.449, 10.246)`
Decimal	`2704729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294559, 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 #294559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #294559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294559; }
.text { color: #294559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 69 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294559, #292d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #294559?: #294559 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294559?: The RGB value is 41, 69, 89: 41 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294559?: The complementary color is #593D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.