What color is #29292F?

#29292F is a dark gray known as Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jaguar?

The RGB value is 41, 41, 47: 41 red, 41 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jaguar?

The complementary color is #2F2F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29292F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jaguar color: hex code #29292F

#29292F rgb(41, 41, 47)

Shades of black

Jaguar has the hex code #29292F. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.1% green and 18.4% blue (41, 41, 47).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 7% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

Jaguar (#29292F) color codes

HEX	`#29292F`
RGB	`rgb(41, 41, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 7%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 13%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.81, 1.52, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.81, 4.18, 291.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.22, 2.263, 3.009)`
Decimal	`2697519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jaguar, 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 #29292F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29292F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #29292F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29292f; }
.text { color: #29292f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29292f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 41 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29292f, #2c292f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

See #29292F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #29292F?: #29292F is a dark gray known as Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jaguar?: The RGB value is 41, 41, 47: 41 red, 41 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jaguar?: The complementary color is #2F2F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29292F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.