What color is #300B04?

#300B04 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 #300B04?

The RGB value is 48, 11, 4: 48 red, 11 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #300B04?

The complementary color is #042930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #300B04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#300B04 color

#300B04 rgb(48, 11, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #300B04 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 4.3% green and 1.6% blue (48, 11, 4).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 85% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 92% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.87:1).

#300B04 color codes

HEX	`#300B04`
RGB	`rgb(48, 11, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 4.3%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 85%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 92%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 92%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.92, 18.31, 10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.92, 21.16, 30.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.361, 0.877, 0.212)`
Decimal	`3148548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #300B04, 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 #300B04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#300B04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #300B04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #300b04; }
.text { color: #300b04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #300b04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 11 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #300b04, #302104); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #300B04?: #300B04 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 #300B04?: The RGB value is 48, 11, 4: 48 red, 11 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #300B04?: The complementary color is #042930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #300B04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.