What color is #290C11?

#290C11 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #290C11?

The RGB value is 41, 12, 17: 41 red, 12 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290C11?

The complementary color is #0C2924, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290C11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290C11 color

#290C11 rgb(41, 12, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #290C11 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 4.7% green and 6.7% blue (41, 12, 17).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 55% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 59% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#290C11 color codes

HEX	`#290C11`
RGB	`rgb(41, 12, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 4.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 55%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 71%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 59%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7, 15.55, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7, 15.88, 11.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.147, 0.775, 0.619)`
Decimal	`2690065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290C11, 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 #290C11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290C11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	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 #290C11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290c11; }
.text { color: #290c11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290c11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 12 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290c11, #29150c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #290C11?: #290C11 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #290C11?: The RGB value is 41, 12, 17: 41 red, 12 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290C11?: The complementary color is #0C2924, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290C11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.