What color is #301C10?

#301C10 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301C10?

The RGB value is 48, 28, 16: 48 red, 28 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301C10?

The complementary color is #102430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301C10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301C10 color

#301C10 rgb(48, 28, 16)

Shades of brown

The hex color #301C10 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 11% green and 6.3% blue (48, 28, 16).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 67% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Close but No Cigar (#361D0A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#301C10 color codes

HEX	`#301C10`
RGB	`rgb(48, 28, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 11%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 67%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 67%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.59, 8.26, 11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.59, 14.45, 55.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.728, 1.496, 0.688)`
Decimal	`3152912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301C10, 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 #301C10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301C10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #301C10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301c10; }
.text { color: #301c10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301c10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 28 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301c10, #302c10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #301C10?: #301C10 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301C10?: The RGB value is 48, 28, 16: 48 red, 28 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301C10?: The complementary color is #102430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301C10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.