What color is #303B39?

#303B39 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 #303B39?

The RGB value is 48, 59, 57: 48 red, 59 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303B39?

The complementary color is #3B3032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303B39 color

#303B39 rgb(48, 59, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303B39 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 23.1% green and 22.4% blue (48, 59, 57).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 10% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#303B39 color codes

HEX	`#303B39`
RGB	`rgb(48, 59, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 23.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 10%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 19%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.84, -5.05, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.84, 5.06, 183.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.521, 4.052, 4.467)`
Decimal	`3160889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303B39, 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 #303B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #303B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303b39; }
.text { color: #303b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 59 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303b39, #30373b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #303B39?: #303B39 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 #303B39?: The RGB value is 48, 59, 57: 48 red, 59 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303B39?: The complementary color is #3B3032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.