What color is #302D26?

#302D26 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302D26?

The RGB value is 48, 45, 38: 48 red, 45 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302D26?

The complementary color is #262930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302D26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302D26 color

#302D26 rgb(48, 45, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #302D26 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 17.6% green and 14.9% blue (48, 45, 38).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 12% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#302D26 color codes

HEX	`#302D26`
RGB	`rgb(48, 45, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 17.6%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 12%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 21%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.56, -0.14, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.56, 5.02, 91.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.507, 2.645, 2.212)`
Decimal	`3157286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302D26, 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 #302D26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302D26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #302D26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302d26; }
.text { color: #302d26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302d26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 45 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302d26, #2e3026); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #302D26?: #302D26 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302D26?: The RGB value is 48, 45, 38: 48 red, 45 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302D26?: The complementary color is #262930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302D26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.