What color is #30312B?

#30312B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30312B?

The RGB value is 48, 49, 43: 48 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30312B?

The complementary color is #2C2B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30312B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30312B color

#30312B rgb(48, 49, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #30312B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 19.2% green and 16.9% blue (48, 49, 43).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 7% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Oil (#313330), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#30312B color codes

HEX	`#30312B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 49, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 19.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 7%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 12%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.04, -1.79, 3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.04, 4.1, 115.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.753, 2.999, 2.719)`
Decimal	`3158315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30312B, 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 #30312B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30312B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #30312B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30312b; }
.text { color: #30312b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30312b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 49 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30312b, #2d312b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #30312B?: #30312B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30312B?: The RGB value is 48, 49, 43: 48 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30312B?: The complementary color is #2C2B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30312B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.