What color is #30282A?

#30282A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30282A?

The RGB value is 48, 40, 42: 48 red, 40 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30282A?

The complementary color is #28302E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30282A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30282A color

#30282A rgb(48, 40, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #30282A is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 15.7% green and 16.5% blue (48, 40, 42).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 9% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#30282A color codes

HEX	`#30282A`
RGB	`rgb(48, 40, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 15.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 9%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 17%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.05, 4.13, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.05, 4.13, 0.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.396, 2.313, 2.51)`
Decimal	`3156010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30282A, 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 #30282A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30282A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	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 #30282A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30282a; }
.text { color: #30282a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30282a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 40 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30282a, #302a28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #30282A?: #30282A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30282A?: The RGB value is 48, 40, 42: 48 red, 40 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30282A?: The complementary color is #28302E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30282A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.