What color is #30272B?

#30272B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30272B?

The RGB value is 48, 39, 43: 48 red, 39 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30272B?

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

Is black or white text better on #30272B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30272B color

#30272B rgb(48, 39, 43)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 15.3% green and 16.9% blue (48, 39, 43).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 10% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#30272B color codes

HEX	`#30272B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 39, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 15.3%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 10%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 19%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 10%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.77, 5.05, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.77, 5.16, 348.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.38, 2.254, 2.595)`
Decimal	`3155755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30272B, 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 #30272B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30272B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #30272B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30272b; }
.text { color: #30272b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30272b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 39 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30272b, #302827); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #30272B?: #30272B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30272B?: The RGB value is 48, 39, 43: 48 red, 39 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30272B?: The complementary color is #27302C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30272B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.