What color is #301C29?

#301C29 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 #301C29?

The RGB value is 48, 28, 41: 48 red, 28 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301C29?

The complementary color is #1C3023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301C29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301C29 color

#301C29 rgb(48, 28, 41)

Shades of purple

The hex color #301C29 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 11% green and 16.1% blue (48, 28, 41).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 26% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 15% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.86:1).

#301C29 color codes

HEX	`#301C29`
RGB	`rgb(48, 28, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 11%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 26%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 42%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 15%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.35, 12.33, -4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.35, 13.2, 339.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.034, 1.619, 2.303)`
Decimal	`3152937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301C29, 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 #301C29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301C29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.86:1	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 #301C29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301c29; }
.text { color: #301c29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301c29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 28 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301c29, #301c1f); }

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Questions

What color is #301C29?: #301C29 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 #301C29?: The RGB value is 48, 28, 41: 48 red, 28 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301C29?: The complementary color is #1C3023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301C29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.