Information about #290D1E color

#290D1E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#290D1E falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(41, 13, 30) — 16.1% red, 5.1% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 4 / 84. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #290D1E reads as a clearly saturated romantic rose and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Hollow Plum (#2A1624). Slightly further away sit Vandalista (#310C16) and Loyal (#28191D).

In RGB terms — rgb(41, 13, 30) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #290D1E: 17.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:84) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#290D1E color variations

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#290D1E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #290D1E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Hollow Plum color link
Hollow Plum

#2A1624

Vandalista color link
Vandalista

#310C16

Loyal color link
Loyal

#28191D

Brown-Mallee color link
Brown-Mallee

#211216

Aida color link
Aida

#271615

Jacaranda color link
Jacaranda

#2E0329

Tamarind color link
Tamarind

#341515

Blackout color link
Blackout

#211916

Sooty color link
Sooty

#281D19

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#290D1E
  • RGB41, 13, 30
  • CMYK0, 11, 4, 84
  • CSSrgb(41, 13, 30)
  • HSL324°, 52%, 11%
  • HSL Precise323.571°, 51.852%, 10.588%
  • HSV324°, 68%, 16%
  • HSB324°, 68%, 16%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.161, 0.051, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.161, 0.051, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.161, 0.051, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB5.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID290D1E
  • DECIMAL ID2690334
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01