What color is #301B21?

#301B21 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301B21?

The RGB value is 48, 27, 33: 48 red, 27 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301B21?

The complementary color is #1B302A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301B21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301B21 color

#301B21 rgb(48, 27, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #301B21 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 10.6% green and 12.9% blue (48, 27, 33).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 31% 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 16.1:1).

#301B21 color codes

HEX	`#301B21`
RGB	`rgb(48, 27, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 10.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 44%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 31%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.75, 11.44, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.75, 11.44, 1.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.885, 1.522, 1.633)`
Decimal	`3152673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301B21, 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 #301B21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301B21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #301B21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301b21; }
.text { color: #301b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301b21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 27 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301b21, #301f1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #301B21?: #301B21 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301B21?: The RGB value is 48, 27, 33: 48 red, 27 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301B21?: The complementary color is #1B302A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301B21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.