What color is #302020?

#302020 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302020?

The RGB value is 48, 32, 32: 48 red, 32 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302020?

The complementary color is #203030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302020 color

#302020 rgb(48, 32, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #302020 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 12.5% green and 12.5% blue (48, 32, 32).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 33% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.52:1).

#302020 color codes

HEX	`#302020`
RGB	`rgb(48, 32, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 12.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 33%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 33%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.21, 7.75, 3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.21, 8.34, 21.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.996, 1.766, 1.602)`
Decimal	`3153952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302020, 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 #302020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #302020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302020; }
.text { color: #302020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 32 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302020, #302820); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #302020?: #302020 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302020?: The RGB value is 48, 32, 32: 48 red, 32 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302020?: The complementary color is #203030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.