What color is #302907?

#302907 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302907?

The RGB value is 48, 41, 7: 48 red, 41 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302907?

The complementary color is #070E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302907?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302907 color

#302907 rgb(48, 41, 7)

Shades of brown

The hex color #302907 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 16.1% green and 2.7% blue (48, 41, 7).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 75% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 85% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#302907 color codes

HEX	`#302907`
RGB	`rgb(48, 41, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 16.1%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 75%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 85%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 85%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.65, -1.54, 21.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.65, 21.28, 94.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.05, 2.23, 0.523)`
Decimal	`3156231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302907, 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 #302907	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302907 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	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 #302907 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302907; }
.text { color: #302907; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302907; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 41 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302907, #233007); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #302907?: #302907 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302907?: The RGB value is 48, 41, 7: 48 red, 41 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302907?: The complementary color is #070E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302907?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.