What color is #291830?

#291830 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 #291830?

The RGB value is 41, 24, 48: 41 red, 24 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #291830?

The complementary color is #1F3018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #291830?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#291830 color

#291830 rgb(41, 24, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #291830 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 9.4% green and 18.8% blue (41, 24, 48).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 33% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

#291830 color codes

HEX	`#291830`
RGB	`rgb(41, 24, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 9.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 33%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 50%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 50%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.54, 13.94, -12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.54, 18.83, 317.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.775, 1.338, 2.961)`
Decimal	`2693168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #291830, 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 #291830	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#291830 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #291830 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #291830; }
.text { color: #291830; }
.border { border: 2px solid #291830; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 24 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #291830, #30182b); }

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Questions

What color is #291830?: #291830 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 #291830?: The RGB value is 41, 24, 48: 41 red, 24 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #291830?: The complementary color is #1F3018, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #291830?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.