What color is #303032?

#303032 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303032?

The RGB value is 48, 48, 50: 48 red, 48 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303032?

The complementary color is #323230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303032?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303032 color

#303032 rgb(48, 48, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #303032 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 18.8% green and 19.6% blue (48, 48, 50).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Charcoal (#333232), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#303032 color codes

HEX	`#303032`
RGB	`rgb(48, 48, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 18.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.93, 0.48, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.93, 1.36, 290.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.851, 2.973, 3.441)`
Decimal	`3158066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303032, 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 #303032	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303032 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #303032 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303032; }
.text { color: #303032; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303032; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 48 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303032, #313032); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #303032?: #303032 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303032?: The RGB value is 48, 48, 50: 48 red, 48 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303032?: The complementary color is #323230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303032?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.