What color is #303348?

#303348 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303348?

The RGB value is 48, 51, 72: 48 red, 51 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303348?

The complementary color is #484530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303348?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303348 color

#303348 rgb(48, 51, 72)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303348 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 20% green and 28.2% blue (48, 51, 72).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#303348 color codes

HEX	`#303348`
RGB	`rgb(48, 51, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 20%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 33%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 29%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.81, 4.49, -13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.81, 14.14, 288.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.572, 3.464, 6.61)`
Decimal	`3158856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303348, 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 #303348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303348 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #303348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303348; }
.text { color: #303348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 51 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303348, #393048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #303348?: #303348 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303348?: The RGB value is 48, 51, 72: 48 red, 51 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303348?: The complementary color is #484530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303348?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.