What color is #290D0A?

#290D0A is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #290D0A?

The RGB value is 41, 13, 10: 41 red, 13 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290D0A?

The complementary color is #0A2629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290D0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290D0A color

#290D0A rgb(41, 13, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #290D0A is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 5.1% green and 3.9% blue (41, 13, 10).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 61% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 76% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#290D0A color codes

HEX	`#290D0A`
RGB	`rgb(41, 13, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 5.1%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 61%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 76%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 76%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.06, 14.16, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.06, 15.69, 25.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.113, 0.781, 0.379)`
Decimal	`2690314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290D0A, 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 #290D0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290D0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	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 #290D0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290d0a; }
.text { color: #290d0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290d0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 13 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290d0a, #291d0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #290D0A?: #290D0A is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #290D0A?: The RGB value is 41, 13, 10: 41 red, 13 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290D0A?: The complementary color is #0A2629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290D0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.