What color is #302A02?

#302A02 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302A02?

The RGB value is 48, 42, 2: 48 red, 42 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302A02?

The complementary color is #020830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302A02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302A02 color

#302A02 rgb(48, 42, 2)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #302A02 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 16.5% green and 0.8% blue (48, 42, 2).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 92% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 96% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#302A02 color codes

HEX	`#302A02`
RGB	`rgb(48, 42, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 16.5%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 92%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 96%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 96%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.94, -2.6, 23.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.94, 23.75, 96.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.058, 2.289, 0.391)`
Decimal	`3156482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302A02, 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 #302A02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302A02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	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 #302A02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302a02; }
.text { color: #302a02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302a02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 42 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302a02, #1f3002); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #302A02?: #302A02 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302A02?: The RGB value is 48, 42, 2: 48 red, 42 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302A02?: The complementary color is #020830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302A02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.