What color is #301031?

#301031 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 #301031?

The RGB value is 48, 16, 49: 48 red, 16 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301031?

The complementary color is #113110, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301031?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301031 color

#301031 rgb(48, 16, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #301031 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 6.3% green and 19.2% blue (48, 16, 49).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 51% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.88:1).

#301031 color codes

HEX	`#301031`
RGB	`rgb(48, 16, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 6.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 51%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 67%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 67%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.71, 21.95, -14.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.71, 26.36, 326.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.959, 1.221, 3.038)`
Decimal	`3149873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301031, 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 #301031	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301031 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #301031 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301031; }
.text { color: #301031; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301031; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 16 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301031, #311021); }

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Questions

What color is #301031?: #301031 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 #301031?: The RGB value is 48, 16, 49: 48 red, 16 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301031?: The complementary color is #113110, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301031?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.