What color is #29132A?

#29132A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29132A?

The RGB value is 41, 19, 42: 41 red, 19 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29132A?

The complementary color is #142A13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29132A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29132A color

#29132A rgb(41, 19, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #29132A is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 7.5% green and 16.5% blue (41, 19, 42).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 38% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#29132A color codes

HEX	`#29132A`
RGB	`rgb(41, 19, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 7.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 38%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 55%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 55%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.83, 15.86, -10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.83, 19.25, 325.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.565, 1.104, 2.321)`
Decimal	`2691882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29132A, 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 #29132A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29132A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #29132A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29132a; }
.text { color: #29132a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29132a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 19 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29132a, #2a1320); }

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Questions

What color is #29132A?: #29132A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29132A?: The RGB value is 41, 19, 42: 41 red, 19 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29132A?: The complementary color is #142A13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29132A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.