What color is #29002F?

#29002F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29002F?

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

What is the complementary color of #29002F?

The complementary color is #062F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29002F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29002F color

#29002F rgb(41, 0, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #29002F is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 0% green and 18.4% blue (41, 0, 47).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Coal Mine (#220033), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#29002F color codes

HEX	`#29002F`
RGB	`rgb(41, 0, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 0%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 100%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.11, 28.05, -20.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.11, 34.75, 323.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.427, 0.677, 2.744)`
Decimal	`2687023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29002F, 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 #29002F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29002F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #29002F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29002f; }
.text { color: #29002f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29002f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 0 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29002f, #2f001e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #29002F?: #29002F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29002F?: The RGB value is 41, 0, 47: 41 red, 0 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29002F?: The complementary color is #062F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29002F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.