What color is #302D20?

#302D20 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302D20?

The RGB value is 48, 45, 32: 48 red, 45 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302D20?

The complementary color is #202330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302D20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302D20 color

#302D20 rgb(48, 45, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #302D20 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 17.6% green and 12.5% blue (48, 45, 32).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#302D20 color codes

HEX	`#302D20`
RGB	`rgb(48, 45, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 17.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 33%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.41, -1.25, 8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.41, 9.01, 97.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.418, 2.609, 1.743)`
Decimal	`3157280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302D20, 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 #302D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302D20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #302D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302d20; }
.text { color: #302d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 45 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302d20, #2b3020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #302D20?: #302D20 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302D20?: The RGB value is 48, 45, 32: 48 red, 45 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302D20?: The complementary color is #202330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302D20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.