What color is #30291F?

#30291F 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 #30291F?

The RGB value is 48, 41, 31: 48 red, 41 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30291F?

The complementary color is #1F2630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30291F?

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.

#30291F color

#30291F rgb(48, 41, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #30291F is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 16.1% green and 12.2% blue (48, 41, 31).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 22% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 35% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#30291F color codes

HEX	`#30291F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 41, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 16.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 22%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 35%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.05, 1.3, 7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.05, 7.87, 80.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.259, 2.313, 1.624)`
Decimal	`3156255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30291F, 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 #30291F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30291F 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 #30291F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30291f; }
.text { color: #30291f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30291f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 41 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30291f, #2f301f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #30291F?: #30291F 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 #30291F?: The RGB value is 48, 41, 31: 48 red, 41 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30291F?: The complementary color is #1F2630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30291F?: 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.