What color is #292729?

#292729 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 #292729?

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

What is the complementary color of #292729?

The complementary color is #272927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292729?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292729 color

#292729 rgb(41, 39, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #292729 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Darth Vader (#27252A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#292729 color codes

HEX	`#292729`
RGB	`rgb(41, 39, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 15.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 5%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.91, 1.39, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.91, 1.71, 324.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.04, 2.083, 2.392)`
Decimal	`2697001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292729, 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 #292729	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292729 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #292729 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292729; }
.text { color: #292729; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292729; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 39 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292729, #292728); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #292729?: #292729 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 #292729?: The RGB value is 41, 39, 41: 41 red, 39 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292729?: The complementary color is #272927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292729?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.