What color is #300508?

#300508 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #300508?

The RGB value is 48, 5, 8: 48 red, 5 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #300508?

The complementary color is #05302D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #300508?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#300508 color

#300508 rgb(48, 5, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #300508 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 2% green and 3.1% blue (48, 5, 8).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 81% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 83% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.25:1).

#300508 color codes

HEX	`#300508`
RGB	`rgb(48, 5, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 2%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 81%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 90%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 83%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.82, 21.75, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.82, 22.97, 18.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.317, 0.755, 0.306)`
Decimal	`3147016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #300508, 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 #300508	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#300508 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #300508 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #300508; }
.text { color: #300508; }
.border { border: 2px solid #300508; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 5 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #300508, #301705); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #300508?: #300508 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #300508?: The RGB value is 48, 5, 8: 48 red, 5 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #300508?: The complementary color is #05302D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #300508?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.