What color is #301F12?

#301F12 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301F12?

The RGB value is 48, 31, 18: 48 red, 31 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301F12?

The complementary color is #122330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301F12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301F12 color

#301F12 rgb(48, 31, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #301F12 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 12.2% green and 7.1% blue (48, 31, 18).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 45% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 63% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#301F12 color codes

HEX	`#301F12`
RGB	`rgb(48, 31, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 12.2%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 45%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 63%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.54, 6.38, 11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.54, 13.57, 61.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.818, 1.652, 0.795)`
Decimal	`3153682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301F12, 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 #301F12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301F12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	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 #301F12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301f12; }
.text { color: #301f12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301f12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 31 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301f12, #302e12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #301F12?: #301F12 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301F12?: The RGB value is 48, 31, 18: 48 red, 31 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301F12?: The complementary color is #122330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301F12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.