What color is #301221?

#301221 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 #301221?

The RGB value is 48, 18, 33: 48 red, 18 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301221?

The complementary color is #123021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301221?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301221 color

#301221 rgb(48, 18, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #301221 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 7.1% green and 12.9% blue (48, 18, 33).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 45% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 31% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#301221 color codes

HEX	`#301221`
RGB	`rgb(48, 18, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 7.1%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 45%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 31%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.34, 17.47, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.34, 17.78, 349.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.71, 1.171, 1.575)`
Decimal	`3150369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301221, 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 #301221	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301221 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	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 #301221 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301221; }
.text { color: #301221; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301221; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 18 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301221, #301212); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #301221?: #301221 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 #301221?: The RGB value is 48, 18, 33: 48 red, 18 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301221?: The complementary color is #123021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301221?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.