What color is #296A69?

#296A69 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #296A69?

The RGB value is 41, 106, 105: 41 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #296A69?

The complementary color is #6A292A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #296A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#296A69 color

#296A69 rgb(41, 106, 105)

Shades of teal

The hex color #296A69 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 41.6% green and 41.2% blue (41, 106, 105).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 44% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#296A69 color codes

HEX	`#296A69`
RGB	`rgb(41, 106, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 41.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 44%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 61%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 1%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.89, -20.61, -5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.89, 21.37, 195.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.617, 11.799, 15.185)`
Decimal	`2714217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #296A69, 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 #296A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#296A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #296A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #296a69; }
.text { color: #296a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #296a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 106 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #296a69, #294a6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #296A69?: #296A69 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #296A69?: The RGB value is 41, 106, 105: 41 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #296A69?: The complementary color is #6A292A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #296A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.