What color is #290A25?

#290A25 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #290A25?

The RGB value is 41, 10, 37: 41 red, 10 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290A25?

The complementary color is #0A290E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290A25 color

#290A25 rgb(41, 10, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #290A25 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 3.9% green and 14.5% blue (41, 10, 37).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 61% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 10% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#290A25 color codes

HEX	`#290A25`
RGB	`rgb(41, 10, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 3.9%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 61%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 76%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 10%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.43, 20.32, -10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.43, 23.06, 331.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.357, 0.822, 1.837)`
Decimal	`2689573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290A25, 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 #290A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #290A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290a25; }
.text { color: #290a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 10 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290a25, #290a16); }

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Questions

What color is #290A25?: #290A25 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #290A25?: The RGB value is 41, 10, 37: 41 red, 10 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290A25?: The complementary color is #0A290E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.