What color is #291A1A?

#291A1A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #291A1A?

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

What is the complementary color of #291A1A?

The complementary color is #1A2929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #291A1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#291A1A color

#291A1A rgb(41, 26, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #291A1A is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 22% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 37% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#291A1A color codes

HEX	`#291A1A`
RGB	`rgb(41, 26, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 10.2%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 22%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 37%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 37%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.17, 7.48, 2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.17, 8.05, 21.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.47, 1.285, 1.148)`
Decimal	`2693658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #291A1A, 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 #291A1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#291A1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #291A1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #291a1a; }
.text { color: #291a1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #291a1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 26 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #291a1a, #29221a); }

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Questions

What color is #291A1A?: #291A1A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #291A1A?: The RGB value is 41, 26, 26: 41 red, 26 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #291A1A?: The complementary color is #1A2929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #291A1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.