What color is #302812?

#302812 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302812?

The RGB value is 48, 40, 18: 48 red, 40 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302812?

The complementary color is #121A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302812?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302812 color

#302812 rgb(48, 40, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #302812 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 15.7% green and 7.1% blue (48, 40, 18).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 45% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 63% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#302812 color codes

HEX	`#302812`
RGB	`rgb(48, 40, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 15.7%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 45%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 63%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.45, 0.13, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.45, 15.71, 89.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.087, 2.19, 0.885)`
Decimal	`3155986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302812, 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 #302812	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302812 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #302812 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302812; }
.text { color: #302812; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302812; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 40 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302812, #293012); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #302812?: #302812 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302812?: The RGB value is 48, 40, 18: 48 red, 40 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302812?: The complementary color is #121A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302812?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.