What color is #303316?

#303316 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303316?

The RGB value is 48, 51, 22: 48 red, 51 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303316?

The complementary color is #191633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303316?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303316 color

#303316 rgb(48, 51, 22)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #303316 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 20% green and 8.6% blue (48, 51, 22).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#303316 color codes

HEX	`#303316`
RGB	`rgb(48, 51, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 20%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 57%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 57%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.26, -6.65, 17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.26, 19.03, 110.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.548, 3.054, 1.214)`
Decimal	`3158806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303316, 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 #303316	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303316 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #303316 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303316; }
.text { color: #303316; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303316; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 51 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303316, #223316); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #303316?: #303316 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303316?: The RGB value is 48, 51, 22: 48 red, 51 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303316?: The complementary color is #191633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303316?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.