What color is #30354F?

#30354F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30354F?

The RGB value is 48, 53, 79: 48 red, 53 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30354F?

The complementary color is #4F4A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30354F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30354F color

#30354F rgb(48, 53, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #30354F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 20.8% green and 31% blue (48, 53, 79).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 24% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#30354F color codes

HEX	`#30354F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 53, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 20.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 24%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 39%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 33%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.79, 5.31, -16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.79, 17.41, 287.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.903, 3.739, 7.912)`
Decimal	`3159375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30354F, 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 #30354F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30354F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #30354F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30354f; }
.text { color: #30354f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30354f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 53 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30354f, #3a304f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #30354F?: #30354F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30354F?: The RGB value is 48, 53, 79: 48 red, 53 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30354F?: The complementary color is #4F4A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30354F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.