What color is #30231F?

#30231F is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30231F?

The RGB value is 48, 35, 31: 48 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30231F?

The complementary color is #1F2C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30231F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30231F color

#30231F rgb(48, 35, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #30231F is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 13.7% green and 12.2% blue (48, 35, 31).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 22% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 35% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#30231F color codes

HEX	`#30231F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 35, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 13.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 22%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 35%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 35%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.11, 5.46, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.11, 7.45, 42.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.067, 1.929, 1.56)`
Decimal	`3154719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30231F, 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 #30231F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30231F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #30231F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30231f; }
.text { color: #30231f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30231f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 35 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30231f, #302c1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #30231F?: #30231F is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30231F?: The RGB value is 48, 35, 31: 48 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30231F?: The complementary color is #1F2C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30231F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.