What color is #291F26?

#291F26 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 #291F26?

The RGB value is 41, 31, 38: 41 red, 31 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #291F26?

The complementary color is #1F2922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #291F26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#291F26 color

#291F26 rgb(41, 31, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #291F26 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 12.2% green and 14.9% blue (41, 31, 38).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 14% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 7% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.93:1).

#291F26 color codes

HEX	`#291F26`
RGB	`rgb(41, 31, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 12.2%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 14%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 24%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 7%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.18, 6.37, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.18, 6.99, 335.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.754, 1.591, 2.048)`
Decimal	`2694950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #291F26, 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 #291F26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#291F26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #291F26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #291f26; }
.text { color: #291f26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #291f26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 31 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #291f26, #291f21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #291F26?: #291F26 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 #291F26?: The RGB value is 41, 31, 38: 41 red, 31 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #291F26?: The complementary color is #1F2922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #291F26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.