What color is #301725?

#301725 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 #301725?

The RGB value is 48, 23, 37: 48 red, 23 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301725?

The complementary color is #173022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301725?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301725 color

#301725 rgb(48, 23, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #301725 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 9% green and 14.5% blue (48, 23, 37).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 35% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 23% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.47:1).

#301725 color codes

HEX	`#301725`
RGB	`rgb(48, 23, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 9%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 35%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 52%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 23%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.79, 14.94, -4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.79, 15.5, 344.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.859, 1.375, 1.917)`
Decimal	`3151653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301725, 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 #301725	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301725 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.47:1	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 #301725 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301725; }
.text { color: #301725; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301725; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 23 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301725, #301719); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #301725?: #301725 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 #301725?: The RGB value is 48, 23, 37: 48 red, 23 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301725?: The complementary color is #173022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301725?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.