What color is #303D37?

#303D37 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303D37?

The RGB value is 48, 61, 55: 48 red, 61 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303D37?

The complementary color is #3D3036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303D37 color

#303D37 rgb(48, 61, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303D37 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 23.9% green and 21.6% blue (48, 61, 55).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 12% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#303D37 color codes

HEX	`#303D37`
RGB	`rgb(48, 61, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 23.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 12%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 21%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 10%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.45, -6.81, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.45, 7.09, 164.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.577, 4.242, 4.244)`
Decimal	`3161399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303D37, 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 #303D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #303D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303d37; }
.text { color: #303d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 61 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303d37, #303d3d); }

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Questions

What color is #303D37?: #303D37 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303D37?: The RGB value is 48, 61, 55: 48 red, 61 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303D37?: The complementary color is #3D3036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.