What color is #303538?

#303538 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303538?

The RGB value is 48, 53, 56: 48 red, 53 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303538?

The complementary color is #383330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303538?

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.

#303538 color

#303538 rgb(48, 53, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303538 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 20.8% green and 22% blue (48, 53, 56).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 8% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#303538 color codes

HEX	`#303538`
RGB	`rgb(48, 53, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 20.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 8%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 14%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.8, -1.38, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.8, 2.96, 242.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.206, 3.46, 4.24)`
Decimal	`3159352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303538, 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 #303538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303538 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 #303538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303538; }
.text { color: #303538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 53 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303538, #303138); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #303538?: #303538 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303538?: The RGB value is 48, 53, 56: 48 red, 53 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303538?: The complementary color is #383330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303538?: 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.