Close to Bistre
#302A13
#302A13 is a very dark, muted yellow, close to the color Bistre. In RGB it’s made of 18.8% red, 16.5% green, and 7.5% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 43% saturation and 13% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #302A13.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
14.32:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.47:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.32:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.47:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #302A13 as they’d see it.
#302A13 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #302A13
What color is #302A13?
#302A13 is a very dark, muted yellow, close to the color Bistre. In RGB it’s made of 18.8% red, 16.5% green, and 7.5% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 43% saturation and 13% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #302A13 in RGB?
#302A13 is rgb(48, 42, 19): 48 red, 42 green, and 19 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #302A13 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 13, 60, 81). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #302A13?
PANTONE 7554 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #302A13?
Its complement #252940 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.