What color is #29625E?

#29625E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29625E?

The RGB value is 41, 98, 94: 41 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29625E?

The complementary color is #62292D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29625E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29625E color

#29625E rgb(41, 98, 94)

Shades of teal

The hex color #29625E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 38.4% green and 36.9% blue (41, 98, 94).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 41% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#29625E color codes

HEX	`#29625E`
RGB	`rgb(41, 98, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 38.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 41%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 58%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.87, -19.64, -3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.87, 19.93, 189.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.302, 10.014, 12.136)`
Decimal	`2712158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29625E, 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 #29625E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#29625E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #29625E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29625e; }
.text { color: #29625e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29625e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 98 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29625e, #294a62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #29625E?: #29625E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29625E?: The RGB value is 41, 98, 94: 41 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29625E?: The complementary color is #62292D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29625E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.