What color is #30230F?

#30230F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30230F?

The RGB value is 48, 35, 15: 48 red, 35 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30230F?

The complementary color is #0F1C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30230F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30230F color

#30230F rgb(48, 35, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #30230F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 13.7% green and 5.9% blue (48, 35, 15).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 52% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 69% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

#30230F color codes

HEX	`#30230F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 35, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 13.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 52%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 69%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 69%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.76, 3.25, 15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.76, 15.62, 77.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.906, 1.865, 0.711)`
Decimal	`3154703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30230F, 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 #30230F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30230F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #30230F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30230f; }
.text { color: #30230f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30230f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 35 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30230f, #2d300f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #30230F?: #30230F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30230F?: The RGB value is 48, 35, 15: 48 red, 35 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30230F?: The complementary color is #0F1C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30230F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.