What color is #303140?

#303140 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303140?

The RGB value is 48, 49, 64: 48 red, 49 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303140?

The complementary color is #403F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303140 color

#303140 rgb(48, 49, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303140 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 19.2% green and 25.1% blue (48, 49, 64).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 14% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#303140 color codes

HEX	`#303140`
RGB	`rgb(48, 49, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 19.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 14%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 25%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 23%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.81, 3.5, -9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.81, 10.16, 290.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.242, 3.195, 5.295)`
Decimal	`3158336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303140, 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 #303140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #303140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303140; }
.text { color: #303140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 49 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303140, #373040); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #303140?: #303140 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303140?: The RGB value is 48, 49, 64: 48 red, 49 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303140?: The complementary color is #403F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.