What color is #302532?

#302532 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 #302532?

The RGB value is 48, 37, 50: 48 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302532?

The complementary color is #273225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302532 color

#302532 rgb(48, 37, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #302532 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 14.5% green and 19.6% blue (48, 37, 50).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 15% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% 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 14.62:1).

#302532 color codes

HEX	`#302532`
RGB	`rgb(48, 37, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 14.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 15%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 26%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 26%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.41, 8.11, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.41, 10.41, 321.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.456, 2.182, 3.309)`
Decimal	`3155250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302532, 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 #302532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #302532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302532; }
.text { color: #302532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 37 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302532, #32252e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #302532?: #302532 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 #302532?: The RGB value is 48, 37, 50: 48 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302532?: The complementary color is #273225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.