What color is #29200F?

#29200F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29200F?

The RGB value is 41, 32, 15: 41 red, 32 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29200F?

The complementary color is #0F1829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29200F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29200F color

#29200F rgb(41, 32, 15)

Shades of gray

The hex color #29200F is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 12.5% green and 5.9% blue (41, 32, 15).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 46% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 63% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

#29200F color codes

HEX	`#29200F`
RGB	`rgb(41, 32, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 12.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 46%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 63%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 63%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.85, 1.52, 12.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.85, 12.69, 83.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.517, 1.539, 0.669)`
Decimal	`2695183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29200F, 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 #29200F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29200F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	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 #29200F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29200f; }
.text { color: #29200f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29200f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 32 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29200f, #25290f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #29200F?: #29200F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29200F?: The RGB value is 41, 32, 15: 41 red, 32 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29200F?: The complementary color is #0F1829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29200F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.