What color is #302120?

#302120 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 #302120?

The RGB value is 48, 33, 32: 48 red, 33 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302120?

The complementary color is #202F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302120 color

#302120 rgb(48, 33, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #302120 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 12.9% green and 12.5% blue (48, 33, 32).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 33% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.4:1).

#302120 color codes

HEX	`#302120`
RGB	`rgb(48, 33, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 12.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 33%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 33%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.52, 7.05, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.52, 7.87, 26.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.024, 1.82, 1.611)`
Decimal	`3154208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302120, 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 #302120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #302120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302120; }
.text { color: #302120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 33 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302120, #302920); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #302120?: #302120 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 #302120?: The RGB value is 48, 33, 32: 48 red, 33 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302120?: The complementary color is #202F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.