What color is #292828?

#292828 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dire Wolf. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292828?

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

What is the complementary color of #292828?

The complementary color is #282929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292828?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292828 color

#292828 rgb(41, 40, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #292828 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dire Wolf (#282828), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

#292828 color codes

HEX	`#292828`
RGB	`rgb(41, 40, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 15.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.22, 0.46, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.22, 0.48, 19.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.056, 2.142, 2.312)`
Decimal	`2697256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292828, 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 #292828	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292828 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #292828 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292828; }
.text { color: #292828; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292828; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 40 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292828, #292928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #292828?: #292828 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dire Wolf. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292828?: The RGB value is 41, 40, 40: 41 red, 40 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292828?: The complementary color is #282929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292828?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.