What color is #302B36?

#302B36 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302B36?

The RGB value is 48, 43, 54: 48 red, 43 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302B36?

The complementary color is #31362B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302B36 color

#302B36 rgb(48, 43, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #302B36 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 16.9% green and 21.2% blue (48, 43, 54).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 11% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#302B36 color codes

HEX	`#302B36`
RGB	`rgb(48, 43, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 16.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 11%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 20%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 20%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.46, 4.92, -6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.46, 7.94, 308.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.749, 2.622, 3.851)`
Decimal	`3156790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302B36, 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 #302B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #302B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302b36; }
.text { color: #302b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 43 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302b36, #352b36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #302B36?: #302B36 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302B36?: The RGB value is 48, 43, 54: 48 red, 43 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302B36?: The complementary color is #31362B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.