What color is #292816?

#292816 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292816?

The RGB value is 41, 40, 22: 41 red, 40 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292816?

The complementary color is #161729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292816?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292816 color

#292816 rgb(41, 40, 22)

Shades of gray

The hex color #292816 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 15.7% green and 8.6% blue (41, 40, 22).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 30% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 46% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#292816 color codes

HEX	`#292816`
RGB	`rgb(41, 40, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 15.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 30%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 46%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 46%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.73, -3.06, 12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.73, 12.41, 104.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.818, 2.047, 1.058)`
Decimal	`2697238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292816, 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 #292816	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292816 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #292816 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292816; }
.text { color: #292816; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292816; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 40 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292816, #202916); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #292816?: #292816 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292816?: The RGB value is 41, 40, 22: 41 red, 40 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292816?: The complementary color is #161729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292816?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.