What color is #301824?

#301824 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301824?

The RGB value is 48, 24, 36: 48 red, 24 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301824?

The complementary color is #183024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301824?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301824 color

#301824 rgb(48, 24, 36)

Shades of red

The hex color #301824 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 9.4% green and 14.1% blue (48, 24, 36).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 33% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 25% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.38:1).

#301824 color codes

HEX	`#301824`
RGB	`rgb(48, 24, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 9.4%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 33%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 50%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 25%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.02, 14.07, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.02, 14.39, 347.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.864, 1.409, 1.843)`
Decimal	`3151908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301824, 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 #301824	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301824 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.38:1	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 #301824 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301824; }
.text { color: #301824; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301824; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 24 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301824, #301818); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #301824?: #301824 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301824?: The RGB value is 48, 24, 36: 48 red, 24 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301824?: The complementary color is #183024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301824?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.