What color is #302C3E?

#302C3E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302C3E?

The RGB value is 48, 44, 62: 48 red, 44 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302C3E?

The complementary color is #3A3E2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302C3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302C3E color

#302C3E rgb(48, 44, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #302C3E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 17.3% green and 24.3% blue (48, 44, 62).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#302C3E color codes

HEX	`#302C3E`
RGB	`rgb(48, 44, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 17.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 29%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 29%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.13, 6.4, -10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.13, 12.5, 300.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.989, 2.778, 4.935)`
Decimal	`3157054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302C3E, 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 #302C3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302C3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #302C3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302c3e; }
.text { color: #302c3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302c3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 44 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302c3e, #392c3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #302C3E?: #302C3E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302C3E?: The RGB value is 48, 44, 62: 48 red, 44 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302C3E?: The complementary color is #3A3E2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302C3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.