What color is #302621?

#302621 is a very dark, grayish orange known as Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wood Bark?

The RGB value is 48, 38, 33: 48 red, 38 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wood Bark?

The complementary color is #212B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302621?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wood Bark color: hex code #302621

#302621 rgb(48, 38, 33)

Shades of black

Wood Bark has the hex code #302621. It is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 14.9% green and 12.9% blue (48, 38, 33).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 19% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 31% yellow and 81% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

Wood Bark (#302621) color codes

HEX	`#302621`
RGB	`rgb(48, 38, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 14.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 19%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 31%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 31%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.13, 3.72, 5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.13, 6.3, 53.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.187, 2.124, 1.733)`
Decimal	`3155489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wood Bark, 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 #302621	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302621 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #302621 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302621; }
.text { color: #302621; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302621; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 38 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302621, #302d21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

See #302621 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #302621?: #302621 is a very dark, grayish orange known as Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wood Bark?: The RGB value is 48, 38, 33: 48 red, 38 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wood Bark?: The complementary color is #212B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302621?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.