What color is #302B00?

#302B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302B00?

The RGB value is 48, 43, 0: 48 red, 43 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302B00?

The complementary color is #000530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302B00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302B00 color

#302B00 rgb(48, 43, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #302B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 16.9% green and 0% blue (48, 43, 0).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 100% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#302B00 color codes

HEX	`#302B00`
RGB	`rgb(48, 43, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 16.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 100%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.26, -3.42, 24.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.26, 25.05, 97.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.083, 2.356, 0.345)`
Decimal	`3156736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302B00, 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 #302B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #302B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302b00; }
.text { color: #302b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 43 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302b00, #1d3000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #302B00?: #302B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302B00?: The RGB value is 48, 43, 0: 48 red, 43 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302B00?: The complementary color is #000530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302B00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.