What color is #301827?

#301827 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301827?

The RGB value is 48, 24, 39: 48 red, 24 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301827?

The complementary color is #183021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301827?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301827 color

#301827 rgb(48, 24, 39)

Shades of purple

The hex color #301827 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 9.4% green and 15.3% blue (48, 24, 39).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 33% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 19% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#301827 color codes

HEX	`#301827`
RGB	`rgb(48, 24, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 9.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 33%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 50%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 19%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.14, 14.67, -5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.14, 15.51, 340.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.912, 1.428, 2.094)`
Decimal	`3151911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301827, 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 #301827	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301827 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #301827 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301827; }
.text { color: #301827; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301827; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 24 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301827, #30181b); }

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Questions

What color is #301827?: #301827 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301827?: The RGB value is 48, 24, 39: 48 red, 24 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301827?: The complementary color is #183021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301827?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.