What color is #30310F?

#30310F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30310F?

The RGB value is 48, 49, 15: 48 red, 49 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30310F?

The complementary color is #100F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30310F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30310F color

#30310F rgb(48, 49, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #30310F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 19.2% green and 5.9% blue (48, 49, 15).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 53% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#30310F color codes

HEX	`#30310F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 49, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 19.2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 53%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 69%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 69%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.47, -6.14, 21.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.47, 21.9, 106.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.404, 2.86, 0.877)`
Decimal	`3158287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30310F, 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 #30310F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30310F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #30310F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30310f; }
.text { color: #30310f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30310f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 49 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30310f, #1f310f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #30310F?: #30310F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30310F?: The RGB value is 48, 49, 15: 48 red, 49 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30310F?: The complementary color is #100F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30310F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.