What color is #29496A?

#29496A is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29496A?

The RGB value is 41, 73, 106: 41 red, 73 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29496A?

The complementary color is #6A4A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29496A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29496A color

#29496A rgb(41, 73, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #29496A is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 28.6% green and 41.6% blue (41, 73, 106).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 44% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pretty Twilight Night (#254770), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#29496A color codes

HEX	`#29496A`
RGB	`rgb(41, 73, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 28.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 44%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 61%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 31%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.1, -0.76, -22.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.1, 22.74, 268.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.898, 6.277, 14.534)`
Decimal	`2705770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29496A, 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 #29496A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29496A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #29496A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29496a; }
.text { color: #29496a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29496a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 73 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29496a, #2a296a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #29496A?: #29496A is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29496A?: The RGB value is 41, 73, 106: 41 red, 73 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29496A?: The complementary color is #6A4A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29496A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.