What color is #303D52?

#303D52 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303D52?

The RGB value is 48, 61, 82: 48 red, 61 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303D52?

The complementary color is #524530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303D52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303D52 color

#303D52 rgb(48, 61, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303D52 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 23.9% green and 32.2% blue (48, 61, 82).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 26% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#303D52 color codes

HEX	`#303D52`
RGB	`rgb(48, 61, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 23.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 26%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 41%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 26%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.49, 0.85, -14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.49, 14.41, 273.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.41, 4.575, 8.632)`
Decimal	`3161426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303D52, 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 #303D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #303D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303d52; }
.text { color: #303d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 61 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303d52, #343052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #303D52?: #303D52 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303D52?: The RGB value is 48, 61, 82: 48 red, 61 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303D52?: The complementary color is #524530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303D52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.