What color is #303229?

#303229 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303229?

The RGB value is 48, 50, 41: 48 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303229?

The complementary color is #2B2932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303229 color

#303229 rgb(48, 50, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303229 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 19.6% green and 16.1% blue (48, 50, 41).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 10% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#303229 color codes

HEX	`#303229`
RGB	`rgb(48, 50, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 19.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 10%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 18%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.32, -2.88, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.32, 6.16, 117.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.76, 3.07, 2.545)`
Decimal	`3158569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303229, 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 #303229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #303229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303229; }
.text { color: #303229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 50 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303229, #2b3229); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #303229?: #303229 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303229?: The RGB value is 48, 50, 41: 48 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303229?: The complementary color is #2B2932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.