What color is #290A07?

#290A07 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #290A07?

The RGB value is 41, 10, 7: 41 red, 10 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290A07?

The complementary color is #072629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290A07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290A07 color

#290A07 rgb(41, 10, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #290A07 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 3.9% green and 2.7% blue (41, 10, 7).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 71% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 83% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.41:1).

#290A07 color codes

HEX	`#290A07`
RGB	`rgb(41, 10, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 3.9%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 71%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 83%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 83%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.36, 15.39, 6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.36, 16.88, 24.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.061, 0.704, 0.281)`
Decimal	`2689543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290A07, 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 #290A07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290A07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.41:1	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 #290A07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290a07; }
.text { color: #290a07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290a07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 10 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290a07, #291b07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #290A07?: #290A07 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #290A07?: The RGB value is 41, 10, 7: 41 red, 10 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290A07?: The complementary color is #072629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290A07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.