What color is #302C2F?

#302C2F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302C2F?

The RGB value is 48, 44, 47: 48 red, 44 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302C2F?

The complementary color is #2C302D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302C2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302C2F color

#302C2F rgb(48, 44, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #302C2F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 17.3% green and 18.4% blue (48, 44, 47).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 4% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Night Rider (#332E2E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#302C2F color codes

HEX	`#302C2F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 44, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 17.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 4%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 8%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.52, 2.5, -1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.52, 2.81, 332.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.633, 2.635, 3.059)`
Decimal	`3157039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302C2F, 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 #302C2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302C2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #302C2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302c2f; }
.text { color: #302c2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302c2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 44 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302c2f, #302c2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #302C2F?: #302C2F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302C2F?: The RGB value is 48, 44, 47: 48 red, 44 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302C2F?: The complementary color is #2C302D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302C2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.