What color is #29252A?

#29252A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29252A?

The RGB value is 41, 37, 42: 41 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29252A?

The complementary color is #262A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29252A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29252A color

#29252A rgb(41, 37, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #29252A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 14.5% green and 16.5% blue (41, 37, 42).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 6% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Darth Vader (#27252A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#29252A color codes

HEX	`#29252A`
RGB	`rgb(41, 37, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 14.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 6%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 12%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.29, 3.05, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.29, 4.02, 319.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.994, 1.962, 2.464)`
Decimal	`2696490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29252A, 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 #29252A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29252A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #29252A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29252a; }
.text { color: #29252a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29252a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 37 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29252a, #2a2529); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #29252A?: #29252A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29252A?: The RGB value is 41, 37, 42: 41 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29252A?: The complementary color is #262A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29252A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.