What color is #302A0D?

#302A0D 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 #302A0D?

The RGB value is 48, 42, 13: 48 red, 42 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302A0D?

The complementary color is #0D1330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302A0D?

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.

#302A0D color

#302A0D rgb(48, 42, 13)

Shades of brown

The hex color #302A0D is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 16.5% green and 5.1% blue (48, 42, 13).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 57% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 73% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#302A0D color codes

HEX	`#302A0D`
RGB	`rgb(48, 42, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 16.5%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 57%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 73%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 73%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.05, -1.73, 19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.05, 19.24, 95.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.12, 2.313, 0.716)`
Decimal	`3156493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302A0D, 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 #302A0D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302A0D 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 #302A0D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302a0d; }
.text { color: #302a0d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302a0d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 42 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302a0d, #24300d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #302A0D?: #302A0D 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 #302A0D?: The RGB value is 48, 42, 13: 48 red, 42 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302A0D?: The complementary color is #0D1330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302A0D?: 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.