What color is #300000?

#300000 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #300000?

The RGB value is 48, 0, 0: 48 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #300000?

The complementary color is #003030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #300000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#300000 color

#300000 rgb(48, 0, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #300000 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 0% green and 0% blue (48, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is 3AM Breakup (#330404), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.66:1).

#300000 color codes

HEX	`#300000`
RGB	`rgb(48, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.68, 23.6, 8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.68, 25.25, 20.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.219, 0.629, 0.057)`
Decimal	`3145728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #300000, 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 #300000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#300000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #300000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #300000; }
.text { color: #300000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #300000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #300000, #301800); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #300000?: #300000 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #300000?: The RGB value is 48, 0, 0: 48 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #300000?: The complementary color is #003030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #300000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.