What color is #291E1B?

#291E1B 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 #291E1B?

The RGB value is 41, 30, 27: 41 red, 30 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #291E1B?

The complementary color is #1B2629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #291E1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#291E1B color

#291E1B rgb(41, 30, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #291E1B is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 11.8% green and 10.6% blue (41, 30, 27).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 21% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 34% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

#291E1B color codes

HEX	`#291E1B`
RGB	`rgb(41, 30, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 11.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 21%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 34%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 34%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.48, 4.78, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.48, 6.3, 40.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.577, 1.479, 1.239)`
Decimal	`2694683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #291E1B, 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 #291E1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#291E1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #291E1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #291e1b; }
.text { color: #291e1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #291e1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 30 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #291e1b, #29251b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #291E1B?: #291E1B 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 #291E1B?: The RGB value is 41, 30, 27: 41 red, 30 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #291E1B?: The complementary color is #1B2629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #291E1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.