What color is #29262B?

#29262B 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 #29262B?

The RGB value is 41, 38, 43: 41 red, 38 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29262B?

The complementary color is #282B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29262B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29262B color

#29262B rgb(41, 38, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #29262B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 14.9% green and 16.9% blue (41, 38, 43).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 6% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Darth Vader (#27252A), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#29262B color codes

HEX	`#29262B`
RGB	`rgb(41, 38, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 14.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 6%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 12%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.65, 2.59, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.65, 3.81, 312.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.044, 2.032, 2.57)`
Decimal	`2696747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29262B, 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 #29262B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29262B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #29262B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29262b; }
.text { color: #29262b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29262b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 38 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29262b, #2b262b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #29262B?: #29262B 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 #29262B?: The RGB value is 41, 38, 43: 41 red, 38 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29262B?: The complementary color is #282B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29262B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.