What color is #30272A?

#30272A is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30272A?

The RGB value is 48, 39, 42: 48 red, 39 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30272A?

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

Is black or white text better on #30272A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30272A color

#30272A rgb(48, 39, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #30272A is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 15.3% green and 16.5% blue (48, 39, 42).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 10% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 13% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#30272A color codes

HEX	`#30272A`
RGB	`rgb(48, 39, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 15.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 10%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 19%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.73, 4.83, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.73, 4.85, 355.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.362, 2.247, 2.499)`
Decimal	`3155754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30272A, 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 #30272A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30272A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #30272A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30272a; }
.text { color: #30272a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30272a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 39 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30272a, #302927); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #30272A?: #30272A is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30272A?: The RGB value is 48, 39, 42: 48 red, 39 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30272A?: The complementary color is #27302D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30272A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.