What color is #290F10?

#290F10 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #290F10?

The RGB value is 41, 15, 16: 41 red, 15 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290F10?

The complementary color is #0F2928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290F10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290F10 color

#290F10 rgb(41, 15, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #290F10 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 5.9% green and 6.3% blue (41, 15, 16).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 46% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 61% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#290F10 color codes

HEX	`#290F10`
RGB	`rgb(41, 15, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 5.9%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 46%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 63%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 61%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.68, 13.66, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.68, 14.47, 19.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.179, 0.851, 0.592)`
Decimal	`2690832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290F10, 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 #290F10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290F10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #290F10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290f10; }
.text { color: #290f10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290f10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 15 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290f10, #291b0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #290F10?: #290F10 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #290F10?: The RGB value is 41, 15, 16: 41 red, 15 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290F10?: The complementary color is #0F2928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290F10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.