What color is #301216?

#301216 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301216?

The RGB value is 48, 18, 22: 48 red, 18 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301216?

The complementary color is #12302C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301216?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301216 color

#301216 rgb(48, 18, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #301216 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 7.1% green and 8.6% blue (48, 18, 22).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 45% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 54% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#301216 color codes

HEX	`#301216`
RGB	`rgb(48, 18, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 7.1%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 45%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 54%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.95, 15.77, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.95, 16.37, 15.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.58, 1.119, 0.892)`
Decimal	`3150358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301216, 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 #301216	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301216 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #301216 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301216; }
.text { color: #301216; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301216; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 18 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301216, #301d12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #301216?: #301216 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301216?: The RGB value is 48, 18, 22: 48 red, 18 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301216?: The complementary color is #12302C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301216?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.