What color is #303E36?

#303E36 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303E36?

The RGB value is 48, 62, 54: 48 red, 62 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303E36?

The complementary color is #3E3038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303E36 color

#303E36 rgb(48, 62, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303E36 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 24.3% green and 21.2% blue (48, 62, 54).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 13% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#303E36 color codes

HEX	`#303E36`
RGB	`rgb(48, 62, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 24.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 13%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 23%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 13%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.76, -7.68, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.76, 8.26, 158.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.607, 4.34, 4.137)`
Decimal	`3161654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303E36, 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 #303E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #303E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303e36; }
.text { color: #303e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 62 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303e36, #303e3d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #303E36?: #303E36 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303E36?: The RGB value is 48, 62, 54: 48 red, 62 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303E36?: The complementary color is #3E3038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.