What color is #292A27?

#292A27 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292A27?

The RGB value is 41, 42, 39: 41 red, 42 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292A27?

The complementary color is #28272A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292A27 color

#292A27 rgb(41, 42, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #292A27 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.5% green and 15.3% blue (41, 42, 39).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 4% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#292A27 color codes

HEX	`#292A27`
RGB	`rgb(41, 42, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 4%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 7%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.86, -1.16, 1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.86, 2.14, 122.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.109, 2.274, 2.247)`
Decimal	`2697767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292A27, 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 #292A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #292A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292a27; }
.text { color: #292a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 42 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292a27, #282a27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #292A27?: #292A27 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292A27?: The RGB value is 41, 42, 39: 41 red, 42 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292A27?: The complementary color is #28272A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.