What color is #303122?

#303122 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303122?

The RGB value is 48, 49, 34: 48 red, 49 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303122?

The complementary color is #232231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303122?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303122 color

#303122 rgb(48, 49, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #303122 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 19.2% green and 13.3% blue (48, 49, 34).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 18% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#303122 color codes

HEX	`#303122`
RGB	`rgb(48, 49, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 19.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 18%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 31%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 31%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.8, -3.56, 9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.8, 10.11, 110.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.606, 2.941, 1.943)`
Decimal	`3158306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303122, 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 #303122	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303122 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	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 #303122 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303122; }
.text { color: #303122; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303122; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 49 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303122, #283122); }

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Questions

What color is #303122?: #303122 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303122?: The RGB value is 48, 49, 34: 48 red, 49 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303122?: The complementary color is #232231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303122?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.