What color is #30242E?

#30242E 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 #30242E?

The RGB value is 48, 36, 46: 48 red, 36 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30242E?

The complementary color is #243026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30242E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30242E color

#30242E rgb(48, 36, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #30242E is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 14.1% green and 18% blue (48, 36, 46).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 14% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 4% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#30242E color codes

HEX	`#30242E`
RGB	`rgb(48, 36, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 14.1%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 14%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 25%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 4%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.94, 7.84, -4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.94, 9, 330.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.343, 2.087, 2.864)`
Decimal	`3154990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30242E, 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 #30242E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30242E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #30242E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30242e; }
.text { color: #30242e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30242e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 36 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30242e, #302428); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #30242E?: #30242E 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 #30242E?: The RGB value is 48, 36, 46: 48 red, 36 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30242E?: The complementary color is #243026, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30242E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.