Information about #29272A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#29272A is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Silhouette (#2A252C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Shadowland (#26272C) and Double Foundry (#282A2C).
The recipe behind #29272A is rgb(41, 39, 42), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #29272A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:84) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #29272A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#29272A color variations
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#29272A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#29272A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#29272A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#29272A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#29272A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #29272A color
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Nearest named colors to #29272A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2A252C
#26272C
#282A2C
#27292D
#29272F
#2A2725
#29292F
#2C2B2C
#24252B
#2A2525
#2C2C2B
#252525
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#29272A
- RGB41, 39, 42
- CMYK0, 1, 0, 84
- CSSrgb(41, 39, 42)
- HSL280°, 4%, 16%
- HSL Precise280°, 3.704%, 15.882%
- HSV280°, 7%, 16%
- HSB280°, 7%, 16%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.161
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.153
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
- GLSLvec3(0.161, 0.153, 0.165)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.161, 0.153, 0.165, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.161, 0.153, 0.165)
- Percentage of Red in RGB16.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB15.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID29272A
- DECIMAL ID2697002
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
