What color is #302619?

#302619 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302619?

The RGB value is 48, 38, 25: 48 red, 38 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302619?

The complementary color is #192330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302619?

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.

#302619 color

#302619 rgb(48, 38, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #302619 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 14.9% green and 9.8% blue (48, 38, 25).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 32% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 48% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#302619 color codes

HEX	`#302619`
RGB	`rgb(48, 38, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 14.9%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 32%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 48%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 48%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.93, 2.41, 10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.93, 10.67, 76.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.088, 2.085, 1.212)`
Decimal	`3155481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302619, 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 #302619	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302619 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 #302619 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302619; }
.text { color: #302619; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302619; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 38 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302619, #2e3019); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #302619?: #302619 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302619?: The RGB value is 48, 38, 25: 48 red, 38 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302619?: The complementary color is #192330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302619?: 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.