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#300400 color: Old Brown Crayon

#300400 is rgb(48, 4, 0) in RGB and oklch(20.115% 0.07336 33.449) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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5°
100%

20.1%
0.073
33°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • red-950
  • Black 81%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.14:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #300400

#300400 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 20.1% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 33°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.37:1 contrast and black text 1.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Old Brown Crayon (#330000). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #300400 mixed with white

  1. 300400
  2. 441b12
  3. 583129
  4. 6c4840
  5. 806059
  6. 957972
  7. aa928d
  8. bfada8
  9. d4c7c4
  10. e9e3e1

Darker: #300400 mixed with black

  1. 300400
  2. 280300
  3. 210200
  4. 1a0100
  5. 130100
  6. 0c0100
  7. 060000
  8. 030000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #300400 with less saturation

  1. 300400
  2. 2e0702
  3. 2c0904
  4. 290c06
  5. 270e08
  6. 24100b
  7. 22110d
  8. 1f1310
  9. 1c1412
  10. 191514

Questions about #300400

What color is #300400?

#300400 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Old Brown Crayon. In RGB it is rgb(48, 4, 0), in HSL hsl(5, 100%, 9.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(20.115% 0.07336 33.449).

What colors go well with #300400?

The complementary color of #300400 is #001c25. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f0313 and #2a0d00. The triadic partners are #001f05 and #0d1137.

Is white or black text more readable on #300400?

White text reads better on #300400: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 and black gives 1.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #300400 a warm or cool color?

#300400 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 33 degrees, its lightness 20.1% and its chroma 0.073.