What color is #302A23?

#302A23 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302A23?

The RGB value is 48, 42, 35: 48 red, 42 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302A23?

The complementary color is #232930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302A23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302A23 color

#302A23 rgb(48, 42, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #302A23 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 16.5% green and 13.7% blue (48, 42, 35).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 16% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 27% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Noir (#312B27), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.18:1).

#302A23 color codes

HEX	`#302A23`
RGB	`rgb(48, 42, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 16.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 16%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 27%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 27%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.49, 1.33, 5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.49, 5.74, 76.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.35, 2.406, 1.93)`
Decimal	`3156515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302A23, 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 #302A23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302A23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #302A23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302a23; }
.text { color: #302a23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302a23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 42 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302a23, #2f3023); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #302A23?: #302A23 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302A23?: The RGB value is 48, 42, 35: 48 red, 42 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302A23?: The complementary color is #232930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302A23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.