What color is #300028?

#300028 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #300028?

The RGB value is 48, 0, 40: 48 red, 0 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #300028?

The complementary color is #003008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #300028?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#300028 color

#300028 rgb(48, 0, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #300028 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 0% green and 15.7% blue (48, 0, 40).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 17% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Vienna Roast (#330022), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#300028 color codes

HEX	`#300028`
RGB	`rgb(48, 0, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 0%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 17%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.06, 28.79, -13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.06, 31.86, 334.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.602, 0.782, 2.074)`
Decimal	`3145768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #300028, 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 #300028	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#300028 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #300028 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #300028; }
.text { color: #300028; }
.border { border: 2px solid #300028; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 0 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #300028, #300010); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #300028?: #300028 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #300028?: The RGB value is 48, 0, 40: 48 red, 0 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #300028?: The complementary color is #003008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #300028?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.