What color is #303543?

#303543 is a dark, grayish blue known as Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303543?

The RGB value is 48, 53, 67: 48 red, 53 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303543?

The complementary color is #433E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303543 color

#303543 rgb(48, 53, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303543 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 20.8% green and 26.3% blue (48, 53, 67).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 17% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

This exact color is also called Total Eclipse.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#303543 color codes

HEX	`#303543`
RGB	`rgb(48, 53, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 20.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 17%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 28%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.23, 1.64, -9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.23, 9.55, 279.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.505, 3.58, 5.815)`
Decimal	`3159363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303543, 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 #303543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #303543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303543; }
.text { color: #303543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 53 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303543, #353043); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #303543?: #303543 is a dark, grayish blue known as Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303543?: The RGB value is 48, 53, 67: 48 red, 53 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303543?: The complementary color is #433E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.