What color is #300C0F?

#300C0F 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 #300C0F?

The RGB value is 48, 12, 15: 48 red, 12 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #300C0F?

The complementary color is #0C302D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #300C0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#300C0F color

#300C0F rgb(48, 12, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #300C0F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 4.7% green and 5.9% blue (48, 12, 15).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 60% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 69% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#300C0F color codes

HEX	`#300C0F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 12, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 4.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 60%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 75%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 69%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.36, 18.63, 6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.36, 19.73, 19.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.437, 0.926, 0.555)`
Decimal	`3148815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #300C0F, 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 #300C0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#300C0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #300C0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #300c0f; }
.text { color: #300c0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #300c0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 12 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #300c0f, #301b0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #300C0F?: #300C0F 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 #300C0F?: The RGB value is 48, 12, 15: 48 red, 12 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #300C0F?: The complementary color is #0C302D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #300C0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.