What color is #30272E?

#30272E 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 #30272E?

The RGB value is 48, 39, 46: 48 red, 39 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30272E?

The complementary color is #273029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30272E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30272E color

#30272E rgb(48, 39, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #30272E is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 15.3% green and 18% blue (48, 39, 46).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 10% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 4% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#30272E color codes

HEX	`#30272E`
RGB	`rgb(48, 39, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 15.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 10%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 19%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 4%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.88, 5.74, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.88, 6.48, 332.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.438, 2.277, 2.895)`
Decimal	`3155758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30272E, 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 #30272E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30272E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #30272E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30272e; }
.text { color: #30272e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30272e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 39 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30272e, #302729); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #30272E?: #30272E 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 #30272E?: The RGB value is 48, 39, 46: 48 red, 39 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30272E?: The complementary color is #273029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30272E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.