What color is #291F1D?

#291F1D 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 #291F1D?

The RGB value is 41, 31, 29: 41 red, 31 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #291F1D?

The complementary color is #1D2729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #291F1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#291F1D color

#291F1D rgb(41, 31, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #291F1D is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 12.2% green and 11.4% blue (41, 31, 29).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 17% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 29% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#291F1D color codes

HEX	`#291F1D`
RGB	`rgb(41, 31, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 12.2%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 17%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 29%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 29%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.86, 4.44, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.86, 5.47, 35.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.626, 1.54, 1.374)`
Decimal	`2694941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #291F1D, 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 #291F1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#291F1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #291F1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #291f1d; }
.text { color: #291f1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #291f1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 31 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #291f1d, #29251d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #291F1D?: #291F1D 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 #291F1D?: The RGB value is 41, 31, 29: 41 red, 31 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #291F1D?: The complementary color is #1D2729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #291F1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.