What color is #303E5B?

#303E5B is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303E5B?

The RGB value is 48, 62, 91: 48 red, 62 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303E5B?

The complementary color is #5B4D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303E5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303E5B color

#303E5B rgb(48, 62, 91)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303E5B is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 24.3% green and 35.7% blue (48, 62, 91).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 31% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nautilus (#273C5A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#303E5B color codes

HEX	`#303E5B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 62, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 24.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 31%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 47%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 32%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.24, 3.12, -19.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.24, 19.35, 279.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.829, 4.829, 10.573)`
Decimal	`3161691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303E5B, 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 #303E5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303E5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #303E5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303e5b; }
.text { color: #303e5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303e5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 62 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303e5b, #38305b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #303E5B?: #303E5B is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303E5B?: The RGB value is 48, 62, 91: 48 red, 62 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303E5B?: The complementary color is #5B4D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303E5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.