What color is #302C46?

#302C46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302C46?

The RGB value is 48, 44, 70: 48 red, 44 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302C46?

The complementary color is #42462C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302C46 color

#302C46 rgb(48, 44, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #302C46 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 17.3% green and 27.5% blue (48, 44, 70).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#302C46 color codes

HEX	`#302C46`
RGB	`rgb(48, 44, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 17.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 37%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 37%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.52, 8.75, -15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.52, 17.89, 299.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.225, 2.872, 6.178)`
Decimal	`3157062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302C46, 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 #302C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #302C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302c46; }
.text { color: #302c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 44 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302c46, #3d2c46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #302C46?: #302C46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302C46?: The RGB value is 48, 44, 70: 48 red, 44 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302C46?: The complementary color is #42462C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.