What color is #29260D?

#29260D is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29260D?

The RGB value is 41, 38, 13: 41 red, 38 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29260D?

The complementary color is #0D1029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29260D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29260D color

#29260D rgb(41, 38, 13)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #29260D is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 14.9% green and 5.1% blue (41, 38, 13).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 52% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 68% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 6.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#29260D color codes

HEX	`#29260D`
RGB	`rgb(41, 38, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 14.9%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 52%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 68%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 68%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.88, -2.86, 16.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.88, 16.52, 99.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.68, 1.887, 0.656)`
Decimal	`2696717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29260D, 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 #29260D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29260D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #29260D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29260d; }
.text { color: #29260d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29260d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 38 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29260d, #1e290d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #29260D?: #29260D is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29260D?: The RGB value is 41, 38, 13: 41 red, 38 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29260D?: The complementary color is #0D1029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29260D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.