What color is #30340E?

#30340E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30340E?

The RGB value is 48, 52, 14: 48 red, 52 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30340E?

The complementary color is #120E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30340E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30340E color

#30340E rgb(48, 52, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #30340E is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 20.4% green and 5.5% blue (48, 52, 14).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 58% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#30340E color codes

HEX	`#30340E`
RGB	`rgb(48, 52, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 20.4%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 58%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 73%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 73%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.5, -8.12, 22.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.5, 24.12, 109.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.526, 3.116, 0.884)`
Decimal	`3159054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30340E, 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 #30340E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30340E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #30340E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30340e; }
.text { color: #30340e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30340e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 52 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30340e, #1d340e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #30340E?: #30340E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30340E?: The RGB value is 48, 52, 14: 48 red, 52 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30340E?: The complementary color is #120E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30340E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.