What color is #304140?

#304140 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304140?

The RGB value is 48, 65, 64: 48 red, 65 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304140?

The complementary color is #413031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304140 color

#304140 rgb(48, 65, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304140 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 25.5% green and 25.1% blue (48, 65, 64).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 15% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#304140 color codes

HEX	`#304140`
RGB	`rgb(48, 65, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 25.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 15%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 26%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 2%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.1, -7.03, -1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.1, 7.22, 192.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.034, 4.779, 5.559)`
Decimal	`3162432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304140, 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 #304140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #304140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304140; }
.text { color: #304140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 65 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304140, #303941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #304140?: #304140 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304140?: The RGB value is 48, 65, 64: 48 red, 65 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304140?: The complementary color is #413031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.