What color is #29778D?

#29778D is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Celestial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29778D?

The RGB value is 41, 119, 141: 41 red, 119 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29778D?

The complementary color is #8D3F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29778D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29778D color

#29778D rgb(41, 119, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #29778D is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 46.7% green and 55.3% blue (41, 119, 141).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 55% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Celestial (#007894), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#29778D color codes

HEX	`#29778D`
RGB	`rgb(41, 119, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 46.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 55%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 71%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 16%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.43, -16.06, -18.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.43, 24.78, 229.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.317, 15.587, 27.554)`
Decimal	`2717581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29778D, 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 #29778D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#29778D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #29778D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29778d; }
.text { color: #29778d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29778d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 119 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29778d, #29458d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #29778D?: #29778D is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Celestial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29778D?: The RGB value is 41, 119, 141: 41 red, 119 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29778D?: The complementary color is #8D3F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29778D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.