What color is #290800?

#290800 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #290800?

The RGB value is 41, 8, 0: 41 red, 8 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290800?

The complementary color is #002129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290800?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290800 color

#290800 rgb(41, 8, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #290800 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 3.1% green and 0% blue (41, 8, 0).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 100% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.6:1).

#290800 color codes

HEX	`#290800`
RGB	`rgb(41, 8, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 3.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 100%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.83, 15.52, 9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.83, 17.96, 30.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.001, 0.645, 0.072)`
Decimal	`2689024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290800, 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 #290800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #290800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290800; }
.text { color: #290800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 8 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290800, #291c00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #290800?: #290800 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #290800?: The RGB value is 41, 8, 0: 41 red, 8 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290800?: The complementary color is #002129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290800?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.