What color is #301F0E?

#301F0E is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301F0E?

The RGB value is 48, 31, 14: 48 red, 31 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301F0E?

The complementary color is #0E1F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301F0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301F0E color

#301F0E rgb(48, 31, 14)

Shades of brown

The hex color #301F0E is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 12.2% green and 5.5% blue (48, 31, 14).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 55% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 71% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#301F0E color codes

HEX	`#301F0E`
RGB	`rgb(48, 31, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 12.2%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 55%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 71%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 71%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.47, 5.95, 14.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.47, 15.31, 67.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.788, 1.64, 0.638)`
Decimal	`3153678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301F0E, 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 #301F0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301F0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #301F0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301f0e; }
.text { color: #301f0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301f0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 31 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301f0e, #30300e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #301F0E?: #301F0E is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301F0E?: The RGB value is 48, 31, 14: 48 red, 31 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301F0E?: The complementary color is #0E1F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301F0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.