What color is #294D60?

#294D60 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shadow of Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294D60?

The RGB value is 41, 77, 96: 41 red, 77 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294D60?

The complementary color is #603C29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294D60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294D60 color

#294D60 rgb(41, 77, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #294D60 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 30.2% green and 37.6% blue (41, 77, 96).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 40% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Shadow of Night (#2A4F61), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#294D60 color codes

HEX	`#294D60`
RGB	`rgb(41, 77, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 30.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 40%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 57%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 20%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.93, -6.83, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.93, 16.56, 245.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.679, 6.623, 12.043)`
Decimal	`2706784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294D60, 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 #294D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #294D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294d60; }
.text { color: #294d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 77 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294d60, #293160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #294D60?: #294D60 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shadow of Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294D60?: The RGB value is 41, 77, 96: 41 red, 77 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294D60?: The complementary color is #603C29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294D60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.