What color is #302220?

#302220 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302220?

The RGB value is 48, 34, 32: 48 red, 34 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302220?

The complementary color is #202E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302220?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302220 color

#302220 rgb(48, 34, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #302220 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 13.3% green and 12.5% blue (48, 34, 32).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 33% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#302220 color codes

HEX	`#302220`
RGB	`rgb(48, 34, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 13.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 33%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 33%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.83, 6.34, 3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.83, 7.47, 31.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.052, 1.877, 1.62)`
Decimal	`3154464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302220, 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 #302220	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302220 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #302220 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302220; }
.text { color: #302220; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302220; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 34 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302220, #302a20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #302220?: #302220 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302220?: The RGB value is 48, 34, 32: 48 red, 34 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302220?: The complementary color is #202E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302220?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.