What color is #302F36?

#302F36 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302F36?

The RGB value is 48, 47, 54: 48 red, 47 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302F36?

The complementary color is #35362F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302F36 color

#302F36 rgb(48, 47, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #302F36 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 18.4% green and 21.2% blue (48, 47, 54).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 7% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Jaguar (#29292F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.24:1).

#302F36 color codes

HEX	`#302F36`
RGB	`rgb(48, 47, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 18.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 7%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 13%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.75, 2.16, -4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.75, 4.81, 296.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.901, 2.928, 3.902)`
Decimal	`3157814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302F36, 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 #302F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #302F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302f36; }
.text { color: #302f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 47 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302f36, #342f36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #302F36?: #302F36 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302F36?: The RGB value is 48, 47, 54: 48 red, 47 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302F36?: The complementary color is #35362F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.