What color is #303036?

#303036 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Caviar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303036?

The RGB value is 48, 48, 54: 48 red, 48 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303036?

The complementary color is #363630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303036?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303036 color

#303036 rgb(48, 48, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303036 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 18.8% green and 21.2% blue (48, 48, 54).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Caviar (#2B2C30), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#303036 color codes

HEX	`#303036`
RGB	`rgb(48, 48, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 18.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.08, 1.47, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.08, 4.08, 291.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.942, 3.009, 3.915)`
Decimal	`3158070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303036, 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 #303036	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303036 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #303036 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303036; }
.text { color: #303036; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303036; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 48 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303036, #333036); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #303036?: #303036 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Caviar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303036?: The RGB value is 48, 48, 54: 48 red, 48 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303036?: The complementary color is #363630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303036?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.