What color is #292822?

#292822 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292822?

The RGB value is 41, 40, 34: 41 red, 40 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292822?

The complementary color is #222329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292822?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292822 color

#292822 rgb(41, 40, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #292822 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 15.7% green and 13.3% blue (41, 40, 34).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 9% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#292822 color codes

HEX	`#292822`
RGB	`rgb(41, 40, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 15.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 9%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 17%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.03, -0.89, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.03, 4.21, 102.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.962, 2.105, 1.816)`
Decimal	`2697250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292822, 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 #292822	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292822 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #292822 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292822; }
.text { color: #292822; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292822; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 40 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292822, #272922); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #292822?: #292822 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292822?: The RGB value is 41, 40, 34: 41 red, 40 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292822?: The complementary color is #222329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292822?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.