What color is #302C1B?

#302C1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302C1B?

The RGB value is 48, 44, 27: 48 red, 44 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302C1B?

The complementary color is #1B1F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302C1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302C1B color

#302C1B rgb(48, 44, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #302C1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 17.3% green and 10.6% blue (48, 44, 27).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#302C1B color codes

HEX	`#302C1B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 44, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 17.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.96, -1.39, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.96, 11.79, 96.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.317, 2.509, 1.399)`
Decimal	`3157019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302C1B, 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 #302C1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302C1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #302C1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302c1b; }
.text { color: #302c1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302c1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 44 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302c1b, #2a301b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #302C1B?: #302C1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302C1B?: The RGB value is 48, 44, 27: 48 red, 44 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302C1B?: The complementary color is #1B1F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302C1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.