What color is #30232F?

#30232F is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30232F?

The RGB value is 48, 35, 47: 48 red, 35 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30232F?

The complementary color is #233024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30232F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30232F color

#30232F rgb(48, 35, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #30232F is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 13.7% green and 18.4% blue (48, 35, 47).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 16% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 2% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#30232F color codes

HEX	`#30232F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 35, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 13.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 16%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 27%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 2%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.67, 8.79, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.67, 10.37, 327.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.333, 2.036, 2.959)`
Decimal	`3154735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30232F, 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 #30232F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30232F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #30232F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30232f; }
.text { color: #30232f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30232f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 35 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30232f, #302329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #30232F?: #30232F is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30232F?: The RGB value is 48, 35, 47: 48 red, 35 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30232F?: The complementary color is #233024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30232F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.