What color is #302E39?

#302E39 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302E39?

The RGB value is 48, 46, 57: 48 red, 46 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302E39?

The complementary color is #37392E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302E39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302E39 color

#302E39 rgb(48, 46, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #302E39 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 18% green and 22.4% blue (48, 46, 57).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 11% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#302E39 color codes

HEX	`#302E39`
RGB	`rgb(48, 46, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 18%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 11%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 19%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 19%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.55, 3.63, -6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.55, 7.59, 298.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.934, 2.878, 4.271)`
Decimal	`3157561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302E39, 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 #302E39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302E39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #302E39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302e39; }
.text { color: #302e39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302e39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 46 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302e39, #362e39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #302E39?: #302E39 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302E39?: The RGB value is 48, 46, 57: 48 red, 46 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302E39?: The complementary color is #37392E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302E39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.