What color is #304350?

#304350 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304350?

The RGB value is 48, 67, 80: 48 red, 67 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304350?

The complementary color is #503D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304350 color

#304350 rgb(48, 67, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304350 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 26.3% green and 31.4% blue (48, 67, 80).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#304350 color codes

HEX	`#304350`
RGB	`rgb(48, 67, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 26.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 40%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 16%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.36, -3.71, -10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.36, 10.87, 250.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.674, 5.222, 8.349)`
Decimal	`3162960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304350, 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 #304350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #304350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304350; }
.text { color: #304350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 67 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304350, #303350); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #304350?: #304350 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304350?: The RGB value is 48, 67, 80: 48 red, 67 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304350?: The complementary color is #503D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.