What color is #290219?

#290219 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 #290219?

The RGB value is 41, 2, 25: 41 red, 2 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290219?

The complementary color is #022912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290219?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290219 color

#290219 rgb(41, 2, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #290219 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 0.8% green and 9.8% blue (41, 2, 25).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 91% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 39% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.8:1).

#290219 color codes

HEX	`#290219`
RGB	`rgb(41, 2, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 0.8%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 91%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 95%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 39%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.29, 21.75, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.29, 22.28, 347.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.112, 0.585, 0.974)`
Decimal	`2687513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290219, 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 #290219	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290219 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #290219 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290219; }
.text { color: #290219; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290219; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 2 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290219, #290205); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #290219?: #290219 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 #290219?: The RGB value is 41, 2, 25: 41 red, 2 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290219?: The complementary color is #022912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290219?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.