What color is #301615?

#301615 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301615?

The RGB value is 48, 22, 21: 48 red, 22 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301615?

The complementary color is #152F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301615?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301615 color

#301615 rgb(48, 22, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #301615 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 8.6% green and 8.2% blue (48, 22, 21).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 39% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 56% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.78:1).

#301615 color codes

HEX	`#301615`
RGB	`rgb(48, 22, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 8.6%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 39%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 56%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 56%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.97, 13, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.97, 14.55, 26.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.641, 1.256, 0.865)`
Decimal	`3151381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301615, 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 #301615	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301615 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #301615 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301615; }
.text { color: #301615; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301615; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 22 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301615, #302415); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #301615?: #301615 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301615?: The RGB value is 48, 22, 21: 48 red, 22 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301615?: The complementary color is #152F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301615?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.