What color is #301522?

#301522 is a very dark pink. In RGB it is rgb(48, 21, 34), and in HSL hsl(331, 39%, 14%).

Is #301522 accessible as text?

On white, #301522 has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.26:1 (fails). For text placed on #301522, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #301522?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-800 (#2A212C).

What colors go well with #301522?

#301522 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #163224. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #301522 below.

Is #301522 good for buttons?

#301522 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #301522 — black text only reaches 1.26:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #301522 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #301522 is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#301522 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #301522

Not just a swatch — here's how #301522 works with other colors. Named schemes with #301522 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #301522 Secondary #7D482B Surface #EBD9C1 Accent #454F39 Anchor #5A2232

Graphite plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #301522 Secondary #B9612F Accent #7C7541 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Graphite as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #301522 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCAEA0 Ink #2B2723

Graphite sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #301522 Anchor #141210 Accent #D59B50 Secondary #31252A Surface #F3EDE3

Graphite carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #301522 Secondary #4A3F43 Support #9C9087 Ink #17140F

Graphite is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Graphite carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #301522 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 57/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 25/100

Low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 73/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 10/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 38/100

Low

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 74/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 18/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 16/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 55/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 95/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #301522

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People also use #301522 with

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 16.7:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #DFC7D3 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #32161A — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #301522 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #301522;
  --color-base-rgb: 48 21 34;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(24.0% 0.048 351.1);
  --color-50: #FBF4F7;
  --color-100: #F3E2EA;
  --color-200: #E6C6D6;
  --color-300: #D19EB7;
  --color-400: #B97998;
  --color-500: #9D5879;
  --color-600: #794960;
  --color-700: #573847;
  --color-800: #3A2730;
  --color-900: #24191E;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  graphite: {
    50: '#FBF4F7',
    100: '#F3E2EA',
    200: '#E6C6D6',
    300: '#D19EB7',
    400: '#B97998',
    500: '#9D5879',
    600: '#794960',
    700: '#573847',
    800: '#3A2730',
    900: '#24191E',
  },
}

$base: #301522;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FBF4F7;
$base-100: #F3E2EA;
$base-200: #E6C6D6;
$base-300: #D19EB7;
$base-400: #B97998;
$base-500: #9D5879;
$base-600: #794960;
$base-700: #573847;
$base-800: #3A2730;
$base-900: #24191E;
$base-hover: #28111C;
$base-subtle: #D1AABD;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#301522",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FBF4F7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F3E2EA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#E6C6D6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#D19EB7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#B97998",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#9D5879",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#794960",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#573847",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#3A2730",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#24191E",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #301522

Color Lab

Pairs with #301522

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