What color is #30120F?

#30120F 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 #30120F?

The RGB value is 48, 18, 15: 48 red, 18 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30120F?

The complementary color is #0F2D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30120F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30120F color

#30120F rgb(48, 18, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #30120F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 7.1% green and 5.9% blue (48, 18, 15).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 52% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 69% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#30120F color codes

HEX	`#30120F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 18, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 7.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 52%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 69%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 69%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.76, 14.96, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.76, 17.2, 29.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.522, 1.096, 0.583)`
Decimal	`3150351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30120F, 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 #30120F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30120F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	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 #30120F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30120f; }
.text { color: #30120f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30120f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 18 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30120f, #30220f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #30120F?: #30120F 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 #30120F?: The RGB value is 48, 18, 15: 48 red, 18 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30120F?: The complementary color is #0F2D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30120F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.