What color is #303220?

#303220 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303220?

The RGB value is 48, 50, 32: 48 red, 50 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303220?

The complementary color is #222032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303220?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303220 color

#303220 rgb(48, 50, 32)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303220 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 19.6% green and 12.5% blue (48, 50, 32).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 22% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#303220 color codes

HEX	`#303220`
RGB	`rgb(48, 50, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 19.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 22%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 36%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 36%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.1, -4.56, 11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.1, 12.09, 112.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.62, 3.014, 1.81)`
Decimal	`3158560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303220, 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 #303220	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303220 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #303220 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303220; }
.text { color: #303220; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303220; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 50 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303220, #273220); }

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Questions

What color is #303220?: #303220 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303220?: The RGB value is 48, 50, 32: 48 red, 50 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303220?: The complementary color is #222032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303220?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.