What color is #302D18?

#302D18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302D18?

The RGB value is 48, 45, 24: 48 red, 45 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302D18?

The complementary color is #181B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302D18 color

#302D18 rgb(48, 45, 24)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #302D18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 17.6% green and 9.4% blue (48, 45, 24).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 33% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 50% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 6.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#302D18 color codes

HEX	`#302D18`
RGB	`rgb(48, 45, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 17.6%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 33%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 50%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 50%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.24, -2.49, 14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.24, 14.28, 100.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.322, 2.571, 1.238)`
Decimal	`3157272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302D18, 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 #302D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	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 #302D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302d18; }
.text { color: #302d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 45 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302d18, #273018); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #302D18?: #302D18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302D18?: The RGB value is 48, 45, 24: 48 red, 45 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302D18?: The complementary color is #181B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.