What color is #29291F?

#29291F is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29291F?

The RGB value is 41, 41, 31: 41 red, 41 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29291F?

The complementary color is #1F1F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29291F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29291F color

#29291F rgb(41, 41, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #29291F is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.1% green and 12.2% blue (41, 41, 31).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#29291F color codes

HEX	`#29291F`
RGB	`rgb(41, 41, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 24%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 24%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.29, -2.18, 6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.29, 6.94, 108.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.955, 2.156, 1.609)`
Decimal	`2697503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29291F, 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 #29291F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29291F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	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 #29291F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29291f; }
.text { color: #29291f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29291f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 41 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29291f, #24291f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #29291F?: #29291F is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29291F?: The RGB value is 41, 41, 31: 41 red, 41 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29291F?: The complementary color is #1F1F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29291F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.