What color is #303234?

#303234 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Carbon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303234?

The RGB value is 48, 50, 52: 48 red, 50 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303234?

The complementary color is #343230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303234?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303234 color

#303234 rgb(48, 50, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303234 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 19.6% green and 20.4% blue (48, 50, 52).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 4% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Carbon (#333333), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#303234 color codes

HEX	`#303234`
RGB	`rgb(48, 50, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 19.6%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 4%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 8%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.66, -0.38, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.66, 1.62, 256.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.979, 3.157, 3.701)`
Decimal	`3158580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303234, 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 #303234	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303234 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #303234 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303234; }
.text { color: #303234; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303234; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 50 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303234, #303034); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #303234?: #303234 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Carbon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303234?: The RGB value is 48, 50, 52: 48 red, 50 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303234?: The complementary color is #343230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303234?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.