What color is #302819?

#302819 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302819?

The RGB value is 48, 40, 25: 48 red, 40 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302819?

The complementary color is #192130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302819?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302819 color

#302819 rgb(48, 40, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #302819 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 15.7% green and 9.8% blue (48, 40, 25).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 32% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 48% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#302819 color codes

HEX	`#302819`
RGB	`rgb(48, 40, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 15.7%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 32%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 48%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 48%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.58, 1.03, 11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.58, 11.3, 84.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.153, 2.216, 1.234)`
Decimal	`3155993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302819, 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 #302819	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302819 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	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 #302819 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302819; }
.text { color: #302819; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302819; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 40 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302819, #2d3019); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #302819?: #302819 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302819?: The RGB value is 48, 40, 25: 48 red, 40 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302819?: The complementary color is #192130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302819?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.