What color is #29152D?

#29152D 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 #29152D?

The RGB value is 41, 21, 45: 41 red, 21 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29152D?

The complementary color is #192D15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29152D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29152D color

#29152D rgb(41, 21, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #29152D is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 8.2% green and 17.6% blue (41, 21, 45).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 36% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.94:1).

#29152D color codes

HEX	`#29152D`
RGB	`rgb(41, 21, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 8.2%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 36%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 53%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 53%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.54, 15.24, -12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.54, 19.42, 321.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.656, 1.197, 2.626)`
Decimal	`2692397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29152D, 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 #29152D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29152D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #29152D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29152d; }
.text { color: #29152d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29152d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 21 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29152d, #2d1525); }

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Questions

What color is #29152D?: #29152D 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 #29152D?: The RGB value is 41, 21, 45: 41 red, 21 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29152D?: The complementary color is #192D15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29152D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.