What color is #301705?

#301705 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301705?

The RGB value is 48, 23, 5: 48 red, 23 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301705?

The complementary color is #051E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301705?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301705 color

#301705 rgb(48, 23, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #301705 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 9% green and 2% blue (48, 23, 5).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 81% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 90% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.79:1).

#301705 color codes

HEX	`#301705`
RGB	`rgb(48, 23, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 9%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 81%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 90%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 90%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.94, 10.76, 14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.94, 18.07, 53.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.553, 1.252, 0.303)`
Decimal	`3151621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301705, 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 #301705	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301705 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.79:1	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 #301705 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301705; }
.text { color: #301705; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301705; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 23 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301705, #302c05); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #301705?: #301705 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301705?: The RGB value is 48, 23, 5: 48 red, 23 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301705?: The complementary color is #051E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301705?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.