What color is #30201E?

#30201E is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30201E?

The RGB value is 48, 32, 30: 48 red, 32 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30201E?

The complementary color is #1E2E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30201E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30201E color

#30201E rgb(48, 32, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #30201E is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 12.5% green and 11.8% blue (48, 32, 30).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 23% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 37% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#30201E color codes

HEX	`#30201E`
RGB	`rgb(48, 32, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 12.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 23%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 38%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 37%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.15, 7.4, 4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.15, 8.62, 30.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.97, 1.755, 1.463)`
Decimal	`3153950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30201E, 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 #30201E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30201E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #30201E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30201e; }
.text { color: #30201e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30201e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 32 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30201e, #30291e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #30201E?: #30201E is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30201E?: The RGB value is 48, 32, 30: 48 red, 32 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30201E?: The complementary color is #1E2E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30201E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.