What color is #306A78?

#306A78 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Ocean’s Embrace. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ocean’s Embrace?

The RGB value is 48, 106, 120: 48 red, 106 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ocean’s Embrace?

The complementary color is #783E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #306A78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ocean’s Embrace color: hex code #306A78

#306A78 rgb(48, 106, 120)

Shades of teal

Ocean’s Embrace has the hex code #306A78. It is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 41.6% green and 47.1% blue (48, 106, 120).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 43% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

Ocean’s Embrace (#306A78) color codes

HEX	`#306A78`
RGB	`rgb(48, 106, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 41.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 43%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 60%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 12%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.68, -14.45, -13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.68, 19.8, 223.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.762, 12.292, 19.624)`
Decimal	`3172984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ocean’s Embrace, 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 #306A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#306A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #306A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #306a78; }
.text { color: #306a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #306a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 106 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #306a78, #304678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #306A78 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #306A78?: #306A78 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Ocean’s Embrace. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ocean’s Embrace?: The RGB value is 48, 106, 120: 48 red, 106 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ocean’s Embrace?: The complementary color is #783E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #306A78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.