What color is #292722?

#292722 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292722?

The RGB value is 41, 39, 34: 41 red, 39 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292722?

The complementary color is #222429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292722?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292722 color

#292722 rgb(41, 39, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #292722 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 15.3% green and 13.3% blue (41, 39, 34).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 9% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#292722 color codes

HEX	`#292722`
RGB	`rgb(41, 39, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 15.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 9%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 17%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.69, -0.2, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.69, 3.64, 93.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.929, 2.038, 1.805)`
Decimal	`2696994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292722, 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 #292722	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292722 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #292722 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292722; }
.text { color: #292722; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292722; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 39 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292722, #282922); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #292722?: #292722 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292722?: The RGB value is 41, 39, 34: 41 red, 39 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292722?: The complementary color is #222429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292722?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.