What color is #302A3B?

#302A3B is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302A3B?

The RGB value is 48, 42, 59: 48 red, 42 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302A3B?

The complementary color is #353B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302A3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302A3B color

#302A3B rgb(48, 42, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #302A3B is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 16.5% green and 23.1% blue (48, 42, 59).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 17% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#302A3B color codes

HEX	`#302A3B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 42, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 16.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 17%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 29%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 29%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.37, 6.96, -9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.37, 12.05, 305.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.836, 2.6, 4.489)`
Decimal	`3156539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302A3B, 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 #302A3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302A3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #302A3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302a3b; }
.text { color: #302a3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302a3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 42 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302a3b, #392a3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #302A3B?: #302A3B is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302A3B?: The RGB value is 48, 42, 59: 48 red, 42 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302A3B?: The complementary color is #353B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302A3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.