What color is #291E29?

#291E29 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #291E29?

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

What is the complementary color of #291E29?

The complementary color is #1E291E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #291E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#291E29 color

#291E29 rgb(41, 30, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #291E29 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 15% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#291E29 color codes

HEX	`#291E29`
RGB	`rgb(41, 30, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 11.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 15%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 27%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.99, 7.82, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.99, 9.47, 325.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.779, 1.56, 2.305)`
Decimal	`2694697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #291E29, 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 #291E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#291E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #291E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #291e29; }
.text { color: #291e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #291e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 30 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #291e29, #291e24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #291E29?: #291E29 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #291E29?: The RGB value is 41, 30, 41: 41 red, 30 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #291E29?: The complementary color is #1E291E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #291E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.