What color is #30090F?

#30090F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30090F?

The RGB value is 48, 9, 15: 48 red, 9 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30090F?

The complementary color is #09302A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30090F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30090F color

#30090F rgb(48, 9, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #30090F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 3.5% green and 5.9% blue (48, 9, 15).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 68% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 69% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#30090F color codes

HEX	`#30090F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 9, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 3.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 68%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 81%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 69%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.75, 20.26, 5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.75, 21.02, 15.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.403, 0.858, 0.544)`
Decimal	`3148047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30090F, 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 #30090F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30090F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #30090F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30090f; }
.text { color: #30090f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30090f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 9 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30090f, #301709); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #30090F?: #30090F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30090F?: The RGB value is 48, 9, 15: 48 red, 9 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30090F?: The complementary color is #09302A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30090F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.