What color is #290211?

#290211 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 #290211?

The RGB value is 41, 2, 17: 41 red, 2 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290211?

The complementary color is #02291A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290211?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290211 color

#290211 rgb(41, 2, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #290211 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 0.8% green and 6.7% blue (41, 2, 17).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 91% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 59% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.9:1).

#290211 color codes

HEX	`#290211`
RGB	`rgb(41, 2, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 0.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 91%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 95%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 59%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.02, 20.32, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.02, 20.32, 0.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.037, 0.555, 0.583)`
Decimal	`2687505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290211, 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 #290211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #290211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290211; }
.text { color: #290211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 2 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290211, #290602); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #290211?: #290211 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 #290211?: The RGB value is 41, 2, 17: 41 red, 2 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290211?: The complementary color is #02291A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290211?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.