Information about #303030 color

#303030 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #303030 is classified in the Register under the Greyscale Color Family, with Desaturated and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(48, 48, 48) (18.8% red, 18.8% green, 18.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 81 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #303030 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Nocturnal (#2F3131). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sheer Black (#332F2F) and Cod Grey (#2D3032).

Under the hood all three RGB channels are equal (48 each), placing #303030 exactly on the neutral axis of the color space. On this background, white text reaches a 13.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:81), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This shade is reserved in the Register and is not available for naming.

#303030 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#303030 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Reserved

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#595959

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#838383

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Silver Chalice

#ACACAC
#D5D5D5

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White

#FFFFFF

#303030 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Reserved

#303030
#262626

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#1D1D1D

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#131313

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#090909

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Black

#000000

#303030 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Reserved

#303030
#404040

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#505050

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#5F5F5F

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#6F6F6F

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Grey

#808080

Why this page shows fewer blocks

#303030 belongs to the Greyscale Color Family, and greyscale colors have no hue. Hue is an angle on the color wheel, and that angle only exists when a color leans toward one primary more than the others. Here all three channels are equal (R = G = B), so there is nothing to lean and no angle to measure.

Everything built on rotating that angle therefore has nothing to rotate. A complementary color is the hue 180° away — for a grey, that is the same grey. The same goes for analogous, triadic, tetradic and square harmonies. Rather than show seven identical swatches, the register leaves the Hues variation strip and the whole Harmonies section out.

What remains is everything that depends on lightness rather than hue. Tints, shades and tones still work, because they move the color up and down the scale instead of around the wheel. So do the nearest named colors, the conversions and the adjacent color codes.

How the register classifies colors · All greyscale colors in the register

Nearest named colors to #303030

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Nocturnal color link
Nocturnal

#2F3131

Sheer Black color link
Sheer Black

#332F2F

Cod Grey color link
Cod Grey

#2D3032

Night Rider color link
Night Rider

#332E2E

Element color link
Element

#2C2F2F

Shadow Match color link
Shadow Match

#312F2C

Foundry color link
Foundry

#2C2E32

Army color link
Army

#30342D

Rockpool Green color link
Rockpool Green

#31332C

Helter Skelter color link
Helter Skelter

#33332D

Dark Charcoal color link
Dark Charcoal

#333333

Half Diesel color link
Half Diesel

#353131

#303030 color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#303030 color image #303030 color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#303030 color image #303030 color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#303030 color image #303030 color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#303030 color image #303030 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#303030
  • RGB48, 48, 48
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 81
  • CSSrgb(48, 48, 48)
  • HSL0°, 0%, 19%
  • HSL Precise0°, 0%, 18.824%
  • HSV0°, 0%, 19%
  • HSB0°, 0%, 19%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • GLSLvec3(0.188, 0.188, 0.188)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.188, 0.188, 0.188, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.188, 0.188, 0.188)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.8%
  • Color FamilyGreyscale
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID303030
  • DECIMAL ID3158064
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers82 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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