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#30373B Color

#30373B is rgb(48, 55, 59) in RGB, hsl(202, 10%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 77%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Outer Space (Crayola) (#2D383A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#30373B
HEX#30373B
RGBrgb(48, 55, 59)
HSLhsl(202, 10%, 21%)
HSVhsv(202, 19%, 23%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 77%)
OKLCHoklch(33.2% 0.012 232.8)
LABlab(22.52% -2.30 -3.57)
LCHlch(22.52% 4.25 237.21)

What #30373B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #30373B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#30373B Channel Values

How #30373B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 48 · G 55 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 10% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 19% · V 23%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 77%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.1:1 vs white · 1.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #30373B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #30373B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #30373B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #30373B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #30373B.

How #30373B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#30373B
Protanopia#36363B
Protanomaly#34363B
Deuteranopia#35353B
Deuteranomaly#33363B
Tritanopia#2F3838
Tritanomaly#303739
Achromatopsia#363636

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Using #30373B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-30373b: #30373B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #30373B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-30373b': '#30373B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.216, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_30373b">#30373B</color>
SVG fillfill="#30373B"

More Blue Colors

#30373B sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#30373B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #30373B?

#30373B is a dark blue — rgb(48, 55, 59) in RGB and hsl(202, 10%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Outer Space (Crayola) (#2D383A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.17.

What is the RGB value of #30373B?

#30373B is rgb(48, 55, 59) — red 48, green 55, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #30373B?

#30373B converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 77%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #30373B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #30373B scores 12.1:1 against white and 1.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #30373B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #30373B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.18, which is visibly different.

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