What color is #301817?

#301817 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301817?

The RGB value is 48, 24, 23: 48 red, 24 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301817?

The complementary color is #172F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301817?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301817 color

#301817 rgb(48, 24, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #301817 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 9.4% green and 9% blue (48, 24, 23).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 35% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 52% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#301817 color codes

HEX	`#301817`
RGB	`rgb(48, 24, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 9.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 35%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 52%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 52%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.58, 11.9, 5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.58, 13.3, 26.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.7, 1.344, 0.98)`
Decimal	`3151895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301817, 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 #301817	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301817 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	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 #301817 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301817; }
.text { color: #301817; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301817; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 24 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301817, #302417); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #301817?: #301817 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301817?: The RGB value is 48, 24, 23: 48 red, 24 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301817?: The complementary color is #172F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301817?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.