What color is #302229?

#302229 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302229?

The RGB value is 48, 34, 41: 48 red, 34 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302229?

The complementary color is #223029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302229 color

#302229 rgb(48, 34, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #302229 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 13.3% green and 16.1% blue (48, 34, 41).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 17% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 15% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#302229 color codes

HEX	`#302229`
RGB	`rgb(48, 34, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 13.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 17%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 29%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 15%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.13, 8.12, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.13, 8.38, 345.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.191, 1.933, 2.355)`
Decimal	`3154473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302229, 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 #302229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #302229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302229; }
.text { color: #302229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 34 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302229, #302222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #302229?: #302229 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302229?: The RGB value is 48, 34, 41: 48 red, 34 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302229?: The complementary color is #223029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.