What color is #302336?

#302336 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302336?

The RGB value is 48, 35, 54: 48 red, 35 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302336?

The complementary color is #293623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302336?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302336 color

#302336 rgb(48, 35, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #302336 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 13.7% green and 21.2% blue (48, 35, 54).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 21% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#302336 color codes

HEX	`#302336`
RGB	`rgb(48, 35, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 13.7%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 21%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 35%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 35%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.99, 10.54, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.99, 14.52, 316.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.486, 2.097, 3.763)`
Decimal	`3154742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302336, 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 #302336	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302336 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #302336 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302336; }
.text { color: #302336; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302336; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 35 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302336, #362333); }

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Questions

What color is #302336?: #302336 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302336?: The RGB value is 48, 35, 54: 48 red, 35 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302336?: The complementary color is #293623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302336?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.