What color is #30343B?

#30343B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Artist’s Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30343B?

The RGB value is 48, 52, 59: 48 red, 52 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30343B?

The complementary color is #3B3730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30343B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30343B color

#30343B rgb(48, 52, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #30343B is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 20.4% green and 23.1% blue (48, 52, 59).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 10% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Artist’s Charcoal (#37393E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#30343B color codes

HEX	`#30343B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 52, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 20.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 10%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 19%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.58, 0.07, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.58, 4.98, 270.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.236, 3.4, 4.623)`
Decimal	`3159099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30343B, 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 #30343B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30343B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #30343B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30343b; }
.text { color: #30343b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30343b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 52 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30343b, #32303b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #30343B?: #30343B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Artist’s Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30343B?: The RGB value is 48, 52, 59: 48 red, 52 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30343B?: The complementary color is #3B3730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30343B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.