What color is #302B2F?

#302B2F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302B2F?

The RGB value is 48, 43, 47: 48 red, 43 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302B2F?

The complementary color is #2B302C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302B2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302B2F color

#302B2F rgb(48, 43, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #302B2F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 16.9% green and 18.4% blue (48, 43, 47).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 5% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darth Vader (#27252A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#302B2F color codes

HEX	`#302B2F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 43, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 16.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 5%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 10%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.19, 3.19, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.19, 3.64, 331.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.596, 2.561, 3.046)`
Decimal	`3156783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302B2F, 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 #302B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #302B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302b2f; }
.text { color: #302b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 43 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302b2f, #302b2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #302B2F?: #302B2F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302B2F?: The RGB value is 48, 43, 47: 48 red, 43 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302B2F?: The complementary color is #2B302C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302B2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.