What color is #290F13?

#290F13 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #290F13?

The RGB value is 41, 15, 19: 41 red, 15 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290F13?

The complementary color is #0F2925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290F13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290F13 color

#290F13 rgb(41, 15, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #290F13 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 5.9% green and 7.5% blue (41, 15, 19).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 46% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 54% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#290F13 color codes

HEX	`#290F13`
RGB	`rgb(41, 15, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 5.9%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 46%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 63%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 54%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.77, 14.06, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.77, 14.4, 12.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.203, 0.86, 0.719)`
Decimal	`2690835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290F13, 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 #290F13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290F13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	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 #290F13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290f13; }
.text { color: #290f13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290f13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 15 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290f13, #29180f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #290F13?: #290F13 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #290F13?: The RGB value is 41, 15, 19: 41 red, 15 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290F13?: The complementary color is #0F2925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290F13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.