What color is #291939?

#291939 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #291939?

The RGB value is 41, 25, 57: 41 red, 25 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #291939?

The complementary color is #293919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #291939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#291939 color

#291939 rgb(41, 25, 57)

Shades of purple

The hex color #291939 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 9.8% green and 22.4% blue (41, 25, 57).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 39% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#291939 color codes

HEX	`#291939`
RGB	`rgb(41, 25, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 9.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 39%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 56%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 56%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.37, 15.79, -17.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.37, 23.82, 311.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2, 1.462, 4.047)`
Decimal	`2693433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #291939, 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 #291939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#291939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #291939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #291939; }
.text { color: #291939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #291939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 25 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #291939, #391939); }

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Questions

What color is #291939?: #291939 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #291939?: The RGB value is 41, 25, 57: 41 red, 25 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #291939?: The complementary color is #293919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #291939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.