What color is #29250E?

#29250E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29250E?

The RGB value is 41, 37, 14: 41 red, 37 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29250E?

The complementary color is #0E1229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29250E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29250E color

#29250E rgb(41, 37, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #29250E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 14.5% green and 5.5% blue (41, 37, 14).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 49% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 66% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#29250E color codes

HEX	`#29250E`
RGB	`rgb(41, 37, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 14.5%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 49%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 66%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 66%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.55, -2.07, 15.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.55, 15.49, 97.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.655, 1.826, 0.681)`
Decimal	`2696462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29250E, 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 #29250E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29250E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #29250E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29250e; }
.text { color: #29250e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29250e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 37 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29250e, #20290e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #29250E?: #29250E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29250E?: The RGB value is 41, 37, 14: 41 red, 37 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29250E?: The complementary color is #0E1229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29250E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.