What color is #302B37?

#302B37 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 #302B37?

The RGB value is 48, 43, 55: 48 red, 43 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302B37?

The complementary color is #32372B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302B37 color

#302B37 rgb(48, 43, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #302B37 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 16.9% green and 21.6% blue (48, 43, 55).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 12% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#302B37 color codes

HEX	`#302B37`
RGB	`rgb(48, 43, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 16.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 12%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 22%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.51, 5.18, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.51, 8.6, 307.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.772, 2.632, 3.976)`
Decimal	`3156791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302B37, 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 #302B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #302B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302b37; }
.text { color: #302b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 43 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302b37, #362b37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #302B37?: #302B37 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 #302B37?: The RGB value is 48, 43, 55: 48 red, 43 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302B37?: The complementary color is #32372B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.