What color is #292D1E?

#292D1E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292D1E?

The RGB value is 41, 45, 30: 41 red, 45 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292D1E?

The complementary color is #221E2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292D1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292D1E color

#292D1E rgb(41, 45, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #292D1E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 17.6% green and 11.8% blue (41, 45, 30).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 20% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#292D1E color codes

HEX	`#292D1E`
RGB	`rgb(41, 45, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 17.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 20%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 33%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 33%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.65, -5.04, 9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.65, 10.44, 118.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.087, 2.442, 1.589)`
Decimal	`2698526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292D1E, 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 #292D1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292D1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #292D1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292d1e; }
.text { color: #292d1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292d1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 45 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292d1e, #222d1e); }

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Questions

What color is #292D1E?: #292D1E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292D1E?: The RGB value is 41, 45, 30: 41 red, 45 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292D1E?: The complementary color is #221E2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292D1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.