What color is #302F1D?

#302F1D is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302F1D?

The RGB value is 48, 47, 29: 48 red, 47 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302F1D?

The complementary color is #1D1E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302F1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302F1D color

#302F1D rgb(48, 47, 29)

Shades of gray

The hex color #302F1D is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 18.4% green and 11.4% blue (48, 47, 29).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 25% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 40% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#302F1D color codes

HEX	`#302F1D`
RGB	`rgb(48, 47, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 18.4%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 25%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 40%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 40%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.01, -3.08, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.01, 12.15, 104.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.457, 2.75, 1.564)`
Decimal	`3157789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302F1D, 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 #302F1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302F1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #302F1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302f1d; }
.text { color: #302f1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302f1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 47 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302f1d, #27301d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #302F1D?: #302F1D is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302F1D?: The RGB value is 48, 47, 29: 48 red, 47 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302F1D?: The complementary color is #1D1E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302F1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.