What color is #303937?

#303937 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303937?

The RGB value is 48, 57, 55: 48 red, 57 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303937?

The complementary color is #393032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303937 color

#303937 rgb(48, 57, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303937 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 22.4% green and 21.6% blue (48, 57, 55).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 9% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#303937 color codes

HEX	`#303937`
RGB	`rgb(48, 57, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 22.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 9%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 16%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 4%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.1, -4.26, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.1, 4.26, 180.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.371, 3.83, 4.175)`
Decimal	`3160375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303937, 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 #303937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #303937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303937; }
.text { color: #303937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 57 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303937, #303739); }

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Questions

What color is #303937?: #303937 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303937?: The RGB value is 48, 57, 55: 48 red, 57 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303937?: The complementary color is #393032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.