What color is #304245?

#304245 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 #304245?

The RGB value is 48, 66, 69: 48 red, 66 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304245?

The complementary color is #453330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304245?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304245 color

#304245 rgb(48, 66, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304245 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 25.9% green and 27.1% blue (48, 66, 69).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#304245 color codes

HEX	`#304245`
RGB	`rgb(48, 66, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 25.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 30%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 4%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.6, -6.3, -4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.6, 7.54, 213.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.241, 4.954, 6.362)`
Decimal	`3162693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304245, 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 #304245	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304245 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #304245 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304245; }
.text { color: #304245; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304245; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 66 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304245, #303845); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #304245?: #304245 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 #304245?: The RGB value is 48, 66, 69: 48 red, 66 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304245?: The complementary color is #453330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304245?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.