What color is #303967?

#303967 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303967?

The RGB value is 48, 57, 103: 48 red, 57 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303967?

The complementary color is #675E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303967?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303967 color

#303967 rgb(48, 57, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303967 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 22.4% green and 40.4% blue (48, 57, 103).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 36% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#303967 color codes

HEX	`#303967`
RGB	`rgb(48, 57, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 22.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 36%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 53%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 45%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.36, 10.66, -28.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.36, 30.2, 290.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.129, 4.534, 13.434)`
Decimal	`3160423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303967, 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 #303967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #303967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303967; }
.text { color: #303967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 57 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303967, #433067); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #303967?: #303967 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303967?: The RGB value is 48, 57, 103: 48 red, 57 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303967?: The complementary color is #675E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303967?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.