What color is #302729?

#302729 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302729?

The RGB value is 48, 39, 41: 48 red, 39 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302729?

The complementary color is #27302E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302729?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302729 color

#302729 rgb(48, 39, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #302729 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 15.3% green and 16.1% blue (48, 39, 41).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 10% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#302729 color codes

HEX	`#302729`
RGB	`rgb(48, 39, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 15.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 10%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 19%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.7, 4.61, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.7, 4.62, 3.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.345, 2.24, 2.406)`
Decimal	`3155753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302729, 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 #302729	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302729 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #302729 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302729; }
.text { color: #302729; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302729; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 39 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302729, #302a27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #302729?: #302729 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302729?: The RGB value is 48, 39, 41: 48 red, 39 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302729?: The complementary color is #27302E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302729?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.