What color is #301C1B?

#301C1B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301C1B?

The RGB value is 48, 28, 27: 48 red, 28 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301C1B?

The complementary color is #1B2F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301C1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301C1B color

#301C1B rgb(48, 28, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #301C1B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 11% green and 10.6% blue (48, 28, 27).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 44% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

#301C1B color codes

HEX	`#301C1B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 28, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 11%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 44%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 44%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.85, 9.71, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.85, 10.83, 26.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.832, 1.538, 1.237)`
Decimal	`3152923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301C1B, 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 #301C1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301C1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #301C1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301c1b; }
.text { color: #301c1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301c1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 28 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301c1b, #30261b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #301C1B?: #301C1B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301C1B?: The RGB value is 48, 28, 27: 48 red, 28 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301C1B?: The complementary color is #1B2F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301C1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.