What color is #29131A?

#29131A is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29131A?

The RGB value is 41, 19, 26: 41 red, 19 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29131A?

The complementary color is #132922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29131A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29131A color

#29131A rgb(41, 19, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #29131A is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 7.5% green and 10.2% blue (41, 19, 26).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 37% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 37% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#29131A color codes

HEX	`#29131A`
RGB	`rgb(41, 19, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 7.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 37%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 54%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 37%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.09, 12.46, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.09, 12.46, 359.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.334, 1.012, 1.102)`
Decimal	`2691866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29131A, 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 #29131A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29131A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #29131A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29131a; }
.text { color: #29131a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29131a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 19 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29131a, #291713); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #29131A?: #29131A is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29131A?: The RGB value is 41, 19, 26: 41 red, 19 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29131A?: The complementary color is #132922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29131A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.