What color is #294644?

#294644 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294644?

The RGB value is 41, 70, 68: 41 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294644?

The complementary color is #46292B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294644 color

#294644 rgb(41, 70, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #294644 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 27.5% green and 26.7% blue (41, 70, 68).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 26% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#294644 color codes

HEX	`#294644`
RGB	`rgb(41, 70, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 27.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 26%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 41%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.49, -11.41, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.49, 11.63, 191.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.148, 5.269, 6.266)`
Decimal	`2704964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294644, 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 #294644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #294644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294644; }
.text { color: #294644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 70 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294644, #293a46); }

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Questions

What color is #294644?: #294644 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294644?: The RGB value is 41, 70, 68: 41 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294644?: The complementary color is #46292B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.