Information about #302916 color

#302916 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #302916 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(48, 41, 22) — 18.8% red, 16.1% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 10 / 81. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#302916 is a softly balanced amber-leaning orange that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cocoa Brown (#35281E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Legal Dye (#2E211B) and Brown Tumbleweed (#37290E).

In RGB terms — rgb(48, 41, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #302916: 14.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:81), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #302916 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#302916 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#302916 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #302916

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Wood Bark color link
Wood Bark

#302621

Black Magic color link
Black Magic

#332C22

Maire color link
Maire

#2A2922

Black Kite color link
Black Kite

#351E1C

Brown Pod color link
Brown Pod

#3C241B

Ivory Black color link
Ivory Black

#292421

Top Gear color link
Top Gear

#24221A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#302916
  • RGB48, 41, 22
  • CMYK0, 3, 10, 81
  • CSSrgb(48, 41, 22)
  • HSL44°, 37%, 14%
  • HSL Precise43.846°, 37.143%, 13.725%
  • HSV44°, 54%, 19%
  • HSB44°, 54%, 19%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.188, 0.161, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.188, 0.161, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.188, 0.161, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID302916
  • DECIMAL ID3156246
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01