What color is #290F34?

#290F34 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #290F34?

The RGB value is 41, 15, 52: 41 red, 15 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290F34?

The complementary color is #1A340F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290F34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290F34 color

#290F34 rgb(41, 15, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #290F34 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 5.9% green and 20.4% blue (41, 15, 52).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 55% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.32:1).

#290F34 color codes

HEX	`#290F34`
RGB	`rgb(41, 15, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 5.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 55%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 71%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 71%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.49, 21.02, -18.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.49, 28.2, 318.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.705, 1.061, 3.363)`
Decimal	`2690868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290F34, 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 #290F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #290F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290f34; }
.text { color: #290f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 15 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290f34, #340f2d); }

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Questions

What color is #290F34?: #290F34 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #290F34?: The RGB value is 41, 15, 52: 41 red, 15 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290F34?: The complementary color is #1A340F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290F34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.