What color is #302C30?

#302C30 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 #302C30?

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

What is the complementary color of #302C30?

The complementary color is #2C302C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302C30 color

#302C30 rgb(48, 44, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #302C30 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darth Vader (#27252A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#302C30 color codes

HEX	`#302C30`
RGB	`rgb(48, 44, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 17.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 8%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.55, 2.73, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.55, 3.34, 324.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.653, 2.643, 3.166)`
Decimal	`3157040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302C30, 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 #302C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	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 #302C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302c30; }
.text { color: #302c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 44 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302c30, #302c2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #302C30?: #302C30 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 #302C30?: The RGB value is 48, 44, 48: 48 red, 44 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302C30?: The complementary color is #2C302C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.