What color is #301812?

#301812 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301812?

The RGB value is 48, 24, 18: 48 red, 24 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301812?

The complementary color is #122A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301812?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301812 color

#301812 rgb(48, 24, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #301812 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 9.4% green and 7.1% blue (48, 24, 18).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 45% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 63% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.6:1).

#301812 color codes

HEX	`#301812`
RGB	`rgb(48, 24, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 9.4%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 45%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 63%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.45, 11.26, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.45, 14.51, 39.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.655, 1.325, 0.741)`
Decimal	`3151890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301812, 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 #301812	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301812 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.6:1	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 #301812 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301812; }
.text { color: #301812; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301812; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 24 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301812, #302712); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #301812?: #301812 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301812?: The RGB value is 48, 24, 18: 48 red, 24 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301812?: The complementary color is #122A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301812?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.