What color is #303943?

#303943 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Do Not Disturb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303943?

The RGB value is 48, 57, 67: 48 red, 57 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303943?

The complementary color is #433A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303943?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303943 color

#303943 rgb(48, 57, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303943 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 22.4% green and 26.3% blue (48, 57, 67).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 17% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Do Not Disturb (#363B43), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#303943 color codes

HEX	`#303943`
RGB	`rgb(48, 57, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 22.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 17%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 28%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 15%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.54, -1.04, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.54, 7.5, 261.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.695, 3.96, 5.879)`
Decimal	`3160387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303943, 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 #303943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #303943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303943; }
.text { color: #303943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 57 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303943, #313043); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #303943?: #303943 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Do Not Disturb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303943?: The RGB value is 48, 57, 67: 48 red, 57 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303943?: The complementary color is #433A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303943?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.