What color is #290C10?

#290C10 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 #290C10?

The RGB value is 41, 12, 16: 41 red, 12 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290C10?

The complementary color is #0C2925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290C10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290C10 color

#290C10 rgb(41, 12, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #290C10 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 4.7% green and 6.3% blue (41, 12, 16).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 55% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 61% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

#290C10 color codes

HEX	`#290C10`
RGB	`rgb(41, 12, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 4.7%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 55%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 71%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 61%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.97, 15.42, 3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.97, 15.86, 13.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.14, 0.772, 0.579)`
Decimal	`2690064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290C10, 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 #290C10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290C10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	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 #290C10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290c10; }
.text { color: #290c10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290c10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 12 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290c10, #29160c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #290C10?: #290C10 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 #290C10?: The RGB value is 41, 12, 16: 41 red, 12 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290C10?: The complementary color is #0C2925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290C10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.