What color is #302D0E?

#302D0E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302D0E?

The RGB value is 48, 45, 14: 48 red, 45 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302D0E?

The complementary color is #0E1130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302D0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302D0E color

#302D0E rgb(48, 45, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #302D0E is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 17.6% green and 5.5% blue (48, 45, 14).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 55% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 71% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#302D0E color codes

HEX	`#302D0E`
RGB	`rgb(48, 45, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 17.6%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 55%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 71%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 71%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.08, -3.64, 19.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.08, 20.25, 100.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.237, 2.537, 0.787)`
Decimal	`3157262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302D0E, 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 #302D0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302D0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #302D0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302d0e; }
.text { color: #302d0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302d0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 45 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302d0e, #22300e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #302D0E?: #302D0E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302D0E?: The RGB value is 48, 45, 14: 48 red, 45 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302D0E?: The complementary color is #0E1130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302D0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.