What color is #303A2B?

#303A2B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303A2B?

The RGB value is 48, 58, 43: 48 red, 58 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303A2B?

The complementary color is #352B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303A2B?

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.

#303A2B color

#303A2B rgb(48, 58, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303A2B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 22.7% green and 16.9% blue (48, 58, 43).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 15% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

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

#303A2B color codes

HEX	`#303A2B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 58, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 22.7%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 15%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 26%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 26%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.1, -7.61, 7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.1, 11.03, 133.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.168, 3.829, 2.857)`
Decimal	`3160619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303A2B, 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 #303A2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303A2B 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 #303A2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303a2b; }
.text { color: #303a2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303a2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 58 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303a2b, #2b3a2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #303A2B?: #303A2B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303A2B?: The RGB value is 48, 58, 43: 48 red, 58 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303A2B?: The complementary color is #352B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303A2B?: 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.