What color is #30171B?

#30171B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30171B?

The RGB value is 48, 23, 27: 48 red, 23 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30171B?

The complementary color is #17302C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30171B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30171B color

#30171B rgb(48, 23, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #30171B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 9% green and 10.6% blue (48, 23, 27).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 35% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 44% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#30171B color codes

HEX	`#30171B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 23, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 35%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 52%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 44%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.42, 13.17, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.42, 13.46, 11.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.723, 1.32, 1.201)`
Decimal	`3151643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30171B, 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 #30171B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30171B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #30171B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30171b; }
.text { color: #30171b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30171b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 23 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30171b, #301f17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #30171B?: #30171B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30171B?: The RGB value is 48, 23, 27: 48 red, 23 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30171B?: The complementary color is #17302C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30171B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.