What color is #304242?

#304242 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304242?

The RGB value is 48, 66, 66: 48 red, 66 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304242?

The complementary color is #423030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304242 color

#304242 rgb(48, 66, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304242 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 25.9% green and 25.9% blue (48, 66, 66).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 16% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#304242 color codes

HEX	`#304242`
RGB	`rgb(48, 66, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 25.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 16%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 27%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.5, -7.12, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.5, 7.49, 198.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.15, 4.918, 5.884)`
Decimal	`3162690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304242, 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 #304242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #304242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304242; }
.text { color: #304242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 66 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304242, #303942); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #304242?: #304242 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304242?: The RGB value is 48, 66, 66: 48 red, 66 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304242?: The complementary color is #423030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.