What color is #292A28?

#292A28 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 #292A28?

The RGB value is 41, 42, 40: 41 red, 42 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292A28?

The complementary color is #29282A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292A28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292A28 color

#292A28 rgb(41, 42, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #292A28 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.5% green and 15.7% blue (41, 42, 40).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 2% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#292A28 color codes

HEX	`#292A28`
RGB	`rgb(41, 42, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 2%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 5%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.9, -0.93, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.9, 1.48, 128.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.125, 2.281, 2.335)`
Decimal	`2697768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292A28, 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 #292A28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292A28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #292A28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292a28; }
.text { color: #292a28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292a28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 42 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292a28, #282a28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #292A28?: #292A28 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 #292A28?: The RGB value is 41, 42, 40: 41 red, 42 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292A28?: The complementary color is #29282A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292A28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.