What color is #29322A?

#29322A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29322A?

The RGB value is 41, 50, 42: 41 red, 50 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29322A?

The complementary color is #322931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29322A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29322A color

#29322A rgb(41, 50, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #29322A is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 19.6% green and 16.5% blue (41, 50, 42).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 10% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#29322A color codes

HEX	`#29322A`
RGB	`rgb(41, 50, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 19.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 10%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 18%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.72, -5.81, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.72, 6.95, 146.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.473, 2.92, 2.623)`
Decimal	`2699818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29322A, 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 #29322A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29322A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #29322A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29322a; }
.text { color: #29322a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29322a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 50 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29322a, #29322e); }

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Questions

What color is #29322A?: #29322A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29322A?: The RGB value is 41, 50, 42: 41 red, 50 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29322A?: The complementary color is #322931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29322A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.