What color is #301C24?

#301C24 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 #301C24?

The RGB value is 48, 28, 36: 48 red, 28 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301C24?

The complementary color is #1C3028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301C24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301C24 color

#301C24 rgb(48, 28, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #301C24 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 11% green and 14.1% blue (48, 28, 36).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 26% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 25% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.94:1).

#301C24 color codes

HEX	`#301C24`
RGB	`rgb(48, 28, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 11%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 26%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 42%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 25%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.15, 11.31, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.15, 11.39, 353.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.953, 1.586, 1.872)`
Decimal	`3152932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301C24, 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 #301C24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301C24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #301C24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301c24; }
.text { color: #301c24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301c24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 28 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301c24, #301e1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #301C24?: #301C24 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 #301C24?: The RGB value is 48, 28, 36: 48 red, 28 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301C24?: The complementary color is #1C3028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301C24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.