What color is #301407?

#301407 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301407?

The RGB value is 48, 20, 7: 48 red, 20 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301407?

The complementary color is #072330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301407?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301407 color

#301407 rgb(48, 20, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #301407 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 7.8% green and 2.7% blue (48, 20, 7).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 75% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 85% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#301407 color codes

HEX	`#301407`
RGB	`rgb(48, 20, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 7.8%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 75%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 85%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 85%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.14, 12.96, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.14, 18.06, 44.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.508, 1.144, 0.342)`
Decimal	`3150855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301407, 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 #301407	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301407 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	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 #301407 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301407; }
.text { color: #301407; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301407; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 20 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301407, #302807); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #301407?: #301407 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301407?: The RGB value is 48, 20, 7: 48 red, 20 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301407?: The complementary color is #072330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301407?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.