What color is #292500?

#292500 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292500?

The RGB value is 41, 37, 0: 41 red, 37 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292500?

The complementary color is #000429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292500 color

#292500 rgb(41, 37, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #292500 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 14.5% green and 0% blue (41, 37, 0).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 100% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#292500 color codes

HEX	`#292500`
RGB	`rgb(41, 37, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 14.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 100%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.37, -3.4, 21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.37, 21.28, 99.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.576, 1.795, 0.263)`
Decimal	`2696448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292500, 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 #292500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #292500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292500; }
.text { color: #292500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 37 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292500, #192900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #292500?: #292500 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292500?: The RGB value is 41, 37, 0: 41 red, 37 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292500?: The complementary color is #000429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.