What color is #301D22?

#301D22 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301D22?

The RGB value is 48, 29, 34: 48 red, 29 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301D22?

The complementary color is #1D302B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301D22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301D22 color

#301D22 rgb(48, 29, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #301D22 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 11.4% green and 13.3% blue (48, 29, 34).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 25% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 29% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#301D22 color codes

HEX	`#301D22`
RGB	`rgb(48, 29, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 11.4%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 25%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 40%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 29%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.37, 10.22, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.37, 10.23, 2.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.947, 1.623, 1.724)`
Decimal	`3153186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301D22, 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 #301D22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301D22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	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 #301D22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301d22; }
.text { color: #301d22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301d22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 29 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301d22, #30211d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #301D22?: #301D22 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301D22?: The RGB value is 48, 29, 34: 48 red, 29 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301D22?: The complementary color is #1D302B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301D22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.