What color is #30172B?

#30172B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30172B?

The RGB value is 48, 23, 43: 48 red, 23 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30172B?

The complementary color is #17301C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30172B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30172B color

#30172B rgb(48, 23, 43)

Shades of purple

The hex color #30172B is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 9% green and 16.9% blue (48, 23, 43).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 35% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 10% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.37:1).

#30172B color codes

HEX	`#30172B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 23, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 35%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 52%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 10%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.06, 16.19, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.06, 18.11, 333.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.961, 1.416, 2.455)`
Decimal	`3151659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30172B, 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 #30172B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30172B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.37:1	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 #30172B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30172b; }
.text { color: #30172b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30172b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 23 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30172b, #30171e); }

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Questions

What color is #30172B?: #30172B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30172B?: The RGB value is 48, 23, 43: 48 red, 23 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30172B?: The complementary color is #17301C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30172B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.