What color is #301120?

#301120 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301120?

The RGB value is 48, 17, 32: 48 red, 17 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301120?

The complementary color is #113021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301120 color

#301120 rgb(48, 17, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #301120 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 6.7% green and 12.5% blue (48, 17, 32).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 48% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 33% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.12:1).

#301120 color codes

HEX	`#301120`
RGB	`rgb(48, 17, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 6.7%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 48%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 65%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 33%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.06, 17.92, -2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.06, 18.17, 350.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.68, 1.134, 1.497)`
Decimal	`3150112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301120, 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 #301120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #301120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301120; }
.text { color: #301120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 17 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301120, #301211); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #301120?: #301120 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301120?: The RGB value is 48, 17, 32: 48 red, 17 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301120?: The complementary color is #113021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.