What color is #294F59?

#294F59 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294F59?

The RGB value is 41, 79, 89: 41 red, 79 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294F59?

The complementary color is #593329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294F59 color

#294F59 rgb(41, 79, 89)

Shades of teal

The hex color #294F59 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 31% green and 34.9% blue (41, 79, 89).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#294F59 color codes

HEX	`#294F59`
RGB	`rgb(41, 79, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 31%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 54%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 11%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.31, -10.38, -10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.31, 14.45, 224.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.513, 6.784, 10.468)`
Decimal	`2707289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294F59, 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 #294F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #294F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294f59; }
.text { color: #294f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 79 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294f59, #293759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #294F59?: #294F59 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294F59?: The RGB value is 41, 79, 89: 41 red, 79 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294F59?: The complementary color is #593329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.