What color is #302828?

#302828 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Diesel. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302828?

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

What is the complementary color of #302828?

The complementary color is #283030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302828?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302828 color

#302828 rgb(48, 40, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #302828 is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 9% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Diesel (#322C2B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#302828 color codes

HEX	`#302828`
RGB	`rgb(48, 40, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 15.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 9%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 17%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.99, 3.71, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.99, 3.95, 20.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.361, 2.299, 2.327)`
Decimal	`3156008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302828, 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 #302828	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302828 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #302828 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302828; }
.text { color: #302828; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302828; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 40 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302828, #302c28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #302828?: #302828 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Diesel. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302828?: The RGB value is 48, 40, 40: 48 red, 40 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302828?: The complementary color is #283030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302828?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.