What color is #291C1A?

#291C1A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #291C1A?

The RGB value is 41, 28, 26: 41 red, 28 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #291C1A?

The complementary color is #1A2729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #291C1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#291C1A color

#291C1A rgb(41, 28, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #291C1A is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 11% green and 10.2% blue (41, 28, 26).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 22% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 37% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.47:1).

#291C1A color codes

HEX	`#291C1A`
RGB	`rgb(41, 28, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 11%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 22%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 37%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 37%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.8, 6.03, 3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.8, 7.18, 32.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.516, 1.377, 1.163)`
Decimal	`2694170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #291C1A, 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 #291C1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#291C1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #291C1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #291c1a; }
.text { color: #291c1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #291c1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 28 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #291c1a, #29241a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #291C1A?: #291C1A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #291C1A?: The RGB value is 41, 28, 26: 41 red, 28 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #291C1A?: The complementary color is #1A2729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #291C1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.