What color is #302B17?

#302B17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302B17?

The RGB value is 48, 43, 23: 48 red, 43 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302B17?

The complementary color is #171C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302B17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302B17 color

#302B17 rgb(48, 43, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #302B17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 16.9% green and 9% blue (48, 43, 23).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 35% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 52% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#302B17 color codes

HEX	`#302B17`
RGB	`rgb(48, 43, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 16.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 35%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 52%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 52%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.54, -1.29, 13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.54, 13.89, 95.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.238, 2.418, 1.159)`
Decimal	`3156759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302B17, 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 #302B17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302B17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #302B17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302b17; }
.text { color: #302b17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302b17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 43 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302b17, #293017); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #302B17?: #302B17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302B17?: The RGB value is 48, 43, 23: 48 red, 43 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302B17?: The complementary color is #171C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302B17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.