What color is #291115?

#291115 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 #291115?

The RGB value is 41, 17, 21: 41 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #291115?

The complementary color is #112925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #291115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#291115 color

#291115 rgb(41, 17, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #291115 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 6.7% green and 8.2% blue (41, 17, 21).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 41% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 49% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#291115 color codes

HEX	`#291115`
RGB	`rgb(41, 17, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 6.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 41%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 59%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 49%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.36, 13.01, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.36, 13.28, 11.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.25, 0.927, 0.822)`
Decimal	`2691349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #291115, 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 #291115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#291115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #291115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #291115; }
.text { color: #291115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #291115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 17 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #291115, #291911); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #291115?: #291115 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 #291115?: The RGB value is 41, 17, 21: 41 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #291115?: The complementary color is #112925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #291115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.