What color is #300C30?

#300C30 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #300C30?

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

What is the complementary color of #300C30?

The complementary color is #0C300C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #300C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#300C30 color

#300C30 rgb(48, 12, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #300C30 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 60% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#300C30 color codes

HEX	`#300C30`
RGB	`rgb(48, 12, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 4.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 60%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 75%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.84, 23.95, -15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.84, 28.39, 327.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.884, 1.105, 2.91)`
Decimal	`3148848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #300C30, 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 #300C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#300C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #300C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #300c30; }
.text { color: #300c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #300c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 12 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #300c30, #300c1e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #300C30?: #300C30 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #300C30?: The RGB value is 48, 12, 48: 48 red, 12 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #300C30?: The complementary color is #0C300C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #300C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.