What color is #290C0B?

#290C0B 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 #290C0B?

The RGB value is 41, 12, 11: 41 red, 12 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290C0B?

The complementary color is #0B2829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290C0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290C0B color

#290C0B rgb(41, 12, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #290C0B is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 4.7% green and 4.3% blue (41, 12, 11).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 58% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 73% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

#290C0B color codes

HEX	`#290C0B`
RGB	`rgb(41, 12, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 4.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 58%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 73%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 73%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.85, 14.81, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.85, 15.99, 22.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.106, 0.759, 0.405)`
Decimal	`2690059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290C0B, 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 #290C0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290C0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #290C0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290c0b; }
.text { color: #290c0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290c0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 12 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290c0b, #291b0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #290C0B?: #290C0B 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 #290C0B?: The RGB value is 41, 12, 11: 41 red, 12 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290C0B?: The complementary color is #0B2829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290C0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.