What color is #295B5C?

#295B5C is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #295B5C?

The RGB value is 41, 91, 92: 41 red, 91 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #295B5C?

The complementary color is #5C2A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #295B5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#295B5C color

#295B5C rgb(41, 91, 92)

Shades of teal

The hex color #295B5C is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 35.7% green and 36.1% blue (41, 91, 92).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 38% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#295B5C color codes

HEX	`#295B5C`
RGB	`rgb(41, 91, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 35.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 38%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 55%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 1%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.45, -16.4, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.45, 17.37, 199.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.587, 8.726, 11.46)`
Decimal	`2710364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #295B5C, 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 #295B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#295B5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #295B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #295b5c; }
.text { color: #295b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #295b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 91 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #295b5c, #29415c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #295B5C?: #295B5C is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #295B5C?: The RGB value is 41, 91, 92: 41 red, 91 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #295B5C?: The complementary color is #5C2A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #295B5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.