Black Forest Blue Color – #29485a: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Nothing about this blue comes from Germany’s Black Forest, at least nothing I could find on record. Black Forest Blue color #29485a is a deep slate teal with gray mixed in, like cold lake water under cloud, and it differs from Deep Sea Blue (#2a4b5a) by three points or less per channel.

Black Forest Blue color

Black Forest Blue Color Shades

Complementary colors

  1. #29485A

  2. #694530

Triadic colors

  1. #29485A

  2. #693054

  3. #546930

Tints or lighter colors

  1. #39647D

  2. #4980A0

  3. #6499B8

  4. #87B0C8

  5. #AAC7D8

Darker colors

  1. #192C37

  2. #091014

Analogous colors

  1. #295A3B

  2. #295A54

  3. #29485A

  4. #29305A

  5. #3B295A

Monochromatic colors

  1. #0D1F2A

  2. #1C3B4E

  3. #2D576F

  4. #41728F

  5. #598CAA

#29485a

Black Forest Blue Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Black Forest Blue:

Data TypeValues/Details
Hex#29485a
RGBrgb(41,72,90)
HSLhsl(202,37.4%,25.7%)
CMYK54, 20, 0, 65
HSV202, 54, 35
RGB %16, 28, 35
XYZ5.1, 5.8, 10.5
LAB29, -5.7, -14.2
Color CategoryDark
Color FamilyBlue
Saturation54%
TemperatureCool
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)9.68 (passes WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)2.17 (fails WCAG AA)

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