What color is #30302B?

#30302B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30302B?

The RGB value is 48, 48, 43: 48 red, 48 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30302B?

The complementary color is #2B2B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30302B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30302B color

#30302B rgb(48, 48, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #30302B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 18.8% green and 16.9% blue (48, 48, 43).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Oil (#313330), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#30302B color codes

HEX	`#30302B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 48, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 18.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.71, -1.13, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.71, 3.4, 109.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.712, 2.917, 2.705)`
Decimal	`3158059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30302B, 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 #30302B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30302B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	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 #30302B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30302b; }
.text { color: #30302b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30302b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 48 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30302b, #2e302b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #30302B?: #30302B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30302B?: The RGB value is 48, 48, 43: 48 red, 48 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30302B?: The complementary color is #2B2B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30302B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.