What color is #30251B?

#30251B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30251B?

The RGB value is 48, 37, 27: 48 red, 37 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30251B?

The complementary color is #1B2630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30251B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30251B color

#30251B rgb(48, 37, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #30251B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 14.5% green and 10.6% blue (48, 37, 27).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 44% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#30251B color codes

HEX	`#30251B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 37, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 14.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 44%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 44%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.65, 3.41, 8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.65, 9.28, 68.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.078, 2.031, 1.319)`
Decimal	`3155227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30251B, 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 #30251B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30251B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #30251B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30251b; }
.text { color: #30251b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30251b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 37 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30251b, #30301b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #30251B?: #30251B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30251B?: The RGB value is 48, 37, 27: 48 red, 37 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30251B?: The complementary color is #1B2630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30251B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.