What color is #290010?

#290010 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #290010?

The RGB value is 41, 0, 16: 41 red, 0 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290010?

The complementary color is #002919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290010?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290010 color

#290010 rgb(41, 0, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #290010 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 0% green and 6.3% blue (41, 0, 16).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 61% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.06:1).

#290010 color codes

HEX	`#290010`
RGB	`rgb(41, 0, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 0%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 61%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.6, 21.07, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.6, 21.07, 0.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.008, 0.509, 0.535)`
Decimal	`2686992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290010, 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 #290010	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290010 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #290010 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290010; }
.text { color: #290010; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290010; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 0 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290010, #290400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #290010?: #290010 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #290010?: The RGB value is 41, 0, 16: 41 red, 0 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290010?: The complementary color is #002919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290010?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.