What color is #303139?

#303139 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303139?

The RGB value is 48, 49, 57: 48 red, 49 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303139?

The complementary color is #393830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303139 color

#303139 rgb(48, 49, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303139 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 19.2% green and 22.4% blue (48, 49, 57).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 9% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Night Sky (#292B31), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#303139 color codes

HEX	`#303139`
RGB	`rgb(48, 49, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 19.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 9%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 16%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.52, 1.57, -5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.52, 5.44, 286.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.056, 3.12, 4.311)`
Decimal	`3158329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303139, 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 #303139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #303139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303139; }
.text { color: #303139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 49 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303139, #333039); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #303139?: #303139 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303139?: The RGB value is 48, 49, 57: 48 red, 49 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303139?: The complementary color is #393830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.