What color is #300D20?

#300D20 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #300D20?

The RGB value is 48, 13, 32: 48 red, 13 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #300D20?

The complementary color is #0D301D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #300D20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#300D20 color

#300D20 rgb(48, 13, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #300D20 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 5.1% green and 12.5% blue (48, 13, 32).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 57% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 33% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#300D20 color codes

HEX	`#300D20`
RGB	`rgb(48, 13, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 5.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 57%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 73%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 33%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.16, 20.31, -4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.16, 20.77, 347.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.624, 1.021, 1.478)`
Decimal	`3149088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #300D20, 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 #300D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#300D20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #300D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #300d20; }
.text { color: #300d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #300d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 13 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #300d20, #300d0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #300D20?: #300D20 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #300D20?: The RGB value is 48, 13, 32: 48 red, 13 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #300D20?: The complementary color is #0D301D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #300D20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.