What color is #301727?

#301727 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 #301727?

The RGB value is 48, 23, 39: 48 red, 23 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301727?

The complementary color is #173020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301727?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301727 color

#301727 rgb(48, 23, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #301727 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 9% green and 15.3% blue (48, 23, 39).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 35% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 19% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#301727 color codes

HEX	`#301727`
RGB	`rgb(48, 23, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 35%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 52%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 19%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.88, 15.34, -5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.88, 16.29, 340.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.892, 1.388, 2.087)`
Decimal	`3151655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301727, 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 #301727	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301727 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #301727 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301727; }
.text { color: #301727; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301727; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 23 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301727, #30171a); }

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Questions

What color is #301727?: #301727 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 #301727?: The RGB value is 48, 23, 39: 48 red, 23 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301727?: The complementary color is #173020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301727?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.