What color is #301E14?

#301E14 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301E14?

The RGB value is 48, 30, 20: 48 red, 30 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301E14?

The complementary color is #142630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301E14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301E14 color

#301E14 rgb(48, 30, 20)

Shades of gray

The hex color #301E14 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 11.8% green and 7.8% blue (48, 30, 20).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 41% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 58% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#301E14 color codes

HEX	`#301E14`
RGB	`rgb(48, 30, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 11.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 41%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 58%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 58%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.28, 7.32, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.28, 12.68, 54.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.81, 1.608, 0.877)`
Decimal	`3153428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301E14, 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 #301E14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301E14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	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 #301E14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301e14; }
.text { color: #301e14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301e14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 30 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301e14, #302c14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #301E14?: #301E14 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301E14?: The RGB value is 48, 30, 20: 48 red, 30 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301E14?: The complementary color is #142630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301E14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.