What color is #30314C?

#30314C 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 #30314C?

The RGB value is 48, 49, 76: 48 red, 49 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30314C?

The complementary color is #4C4B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30314C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30314C color

#30314C rgb(48, 49, 76)

Shades of blue

The hex color #30314C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 19.2% green and 29.8% blue (48, 49, 76).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 23% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#30314C color codes

HEX	`#30314C`
RGB	`rgb(48, 49, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 19.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 23%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 37%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 36%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.38, 7.12, -16.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.38, 18.21, 293.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.621, 3.347, 7.291)`
Decimal	`3158348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30314C, 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 #30314C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30314C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #30314C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30314c; }
.text { color: #30314c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30314c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 49 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30314c, #3d304c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #30314C?: #30314C 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 #30314C?: The RGB value is 48, 49, 76: 48 red, 49 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30314C?: The complementary color is #4C4B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30314C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.