What color is #301011?

#301011 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 #301011?

The RGB value is 48, 16, 17: 48 red, 16 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301011?

The complementary color is #10302F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301011 color

#301011 rgb(48, 16, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #301011 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 6.3% green and 6.7% blue (48, 16, 17).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 65% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#301011 color codes

HEX	`#301011`
RGB	`rgb(48, 16, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 6.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 67%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 65%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.32, 16.44, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.32, 17.77, 22.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.506, 1.04, 0.652)`
Decimal	`3149841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301011, 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 #301011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #301011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301011; }
.text { color: #301011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 16 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301011, #301f10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #301011?: #301011 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 #301011?: The RGB value is 48, 16, 17: 48 red, 16 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301011?: The complementary color is #10302F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.