What color is #302825?

#302825 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302825?

The RGB value is 48, 40, 37: 48 red, 40 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302825?

The complementary color is #252D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302825?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302825 color

#302825 rgb(48, 40, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #302825 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 15.7% green and 14.5% blue (48, 40, 37).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 13% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 23% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#302825 color codes

HEX	`#302825`
RGB	`rgb(48, 40, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 15.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 13%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 23%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 23%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.89, 3.09, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.89, 4.56, 47.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.312, 2.28, 2.068)`
Decimal	`3156005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302825, 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 #302825	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302825 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #302825 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302825; }
.text { color: #302825; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302825; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 40 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302825, #302e25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #302825?: #302825 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302825?: The RGB value is 48, 40, 37: 48 red, 40 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302825?: The complementary color is #252D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302825?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.