#303238#303238

#303238 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 31.8% C 0.011 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#303238
RGB	rgb(48, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(225, 8%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(225, 14%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 10.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.81, 0.63, -4.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.81, 4.14, 278.77°)
OKLab	oklab(31.75% 0.0002 -0.011)
OKLCH	oklch(31.75% 0.011 271)
XYZ	xyz(3.0732, 3.1951, 4.1954)
Luminance	0.0319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#303238 #383630

analogous

#303638 #303238 #323038

triadic

#303238 #383032 #323830

tetradic

#303238 #383036 #383630 #303832

square

#303238 #383036 #383630 #303832

split-complementary

#303238 #383230 #363830

monochromatic

#0E0F10 #141517 #303238 #4C4F59 #686D7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.81

#303238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#303238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #303238

12.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##303238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##303238	1.00	12.81	1.64	12.81
#FFFFFF	12.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#303238

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#303238

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E3334

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #303238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(48, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.8% 0.011 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68696e',
    500: '#303238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #303238;
$custom-light: #68696e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#303238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 48,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 7.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31753,
    "c": 0.01102,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.03195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#303238

secondary

#67655D

accent

#A277B1

background

#F6F6F6

surface

#EBEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#060607

muted

#7A7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #303238

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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