What color is #30281D?

#30281D is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30281D?

The RGB value is 48, 40, 29: 48 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30281D?

The complementary color is #1D2530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30281D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30281D color

#30281D rgb(48, 40, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #30281D is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 15.7% green and 11.4% blue (48, 40, 29).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 25% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 40% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#30281D color codes

HEX	`#30281D`
RGB	`rgb(48, 40, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 15.7%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 25%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 40%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 40%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.67, 1.65, 8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.67, 8.79, 79.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.2, 2.235, 1.478)`
Decimal	`3155997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30281D, 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 #30281D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30281D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #30281D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30281d; }
.text { color: #30281d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30281d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 40 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30281d, #2f301d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #30281D?: #30281D is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30281D?: The RGB value is 48, 40, 29: 48 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30281D?: The complementary color is #1D2530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30281D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.