What color is #292410?

#292410 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292410?

The RGB value is 41, 36, 16: 41 red, 36 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292410?

The complementary color is #101529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292410?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292410 color

#292410 rgb(41, 36, 16)

Shades of brown

The hex color #292410 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 14.1% green and 6.3% blue (41, 36, 16).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 44% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 61% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

#292410 color codes

HEX	`#292410`
RGB	`rgb(41, 36, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 14.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 44%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 61%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 61%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.23, -1.15, 13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.23, 13.93, 94.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.639, 1.771, 0.746)`
Decimal	`2696208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292410, 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 #292410	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292410 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #292410 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292410; }
.text { color: #292410; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292410; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 36 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292410, #222910); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #292410?: #292410 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292410?: The RGB value is 41, 36, 16: 41 red, 36 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292410?: The complementary color is #101529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292410?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.