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#290A24 Color

#290A24 is rgb(41, 10, 36) in RGB, hsl(310, 61%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 12%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#290A24
HEX#290A24
RGBrgb(41, 10, 36)
HSLhsl(310, 61%, 10%)
HSVhsv(310, 76%, 16%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 12%, 84%)
OKLCHoklch(21% 0.065 334.4)
LABlab(7.39% 19.29 -10.07)
LCHlch(7.39% 21.76 332.42)

What #290A24 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #290A24, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#290A24 Channel Values

How #290A24 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 41 · G 10 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 61% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 76% · V 16%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 12% · K 84%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.05:1 vs white · 1.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #290A24 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text18.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #290A24

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #290A24; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #290A24

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #290A24 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#290A24
Protanopia#131324
Protanomaly#1E1024
Deuteranopia#181823
Deuteranomaly#201424
Tritanopia#270F0F
Tritanomaly#280D19
Achromatopsia#161616

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Using #290A24 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-290a24: #290A24;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #290A24;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-290a24': '#290A24' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.161, green: 0.039, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_290a24">#290A24</color>
SVG fillfill="#290A24"

More Pink Colors

#290A24 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#290A24 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #290A24?

#290A24 is a darkest pink — rgb(41, 10, 36) in RGB and hsl(310, 61%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #290A24?

#290A24 is rgb(41, 10, 36) — red 41, green 10, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #290A24?

#290A24 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 12%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #290A24 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #290A24 scores 18.05:1 against white and 1.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #290A24 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #290A24 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 22.98, which is visibly different.

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