What color is #30171E?

#30171E 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 #30171E?

The RGB value is 48, 23, 30: 48 red, 23 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30171E?

The complementary color is #173029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30171E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30171E color

#30171E rgb(48, 23, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #30171E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 9% green and 11.8% blue (48, 23, 30).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 35% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 37% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

#30171E color codes

HEX	`#30171E`
RGB	`rgb(48, 23, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 35%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 52%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 37%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.52, 13.66, 0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.52, 13.68, 2.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.76, 1.335, 1.393)`
Decimal	`3151646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30171E, 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 #30171E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30171E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #30171E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30171e; }
.text { color: #30171e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30171e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 23 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30171e, #301c17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #30171E?: #30171E 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 #30171E?: The RGB value is 48, 23, 30: 48 red, 23 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30171E?: The complementary color is #173029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30171E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.