What color is #304345?

#304345 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 #304345?

The RGB value is 48, 67, 69: 48 red, 67 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304345?

The complementary color is #453230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304345?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304345 color

#304345 rgb(48, 67, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304345 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 26.3% green and 27.1% blue (48, 67, 69).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#304345 color codes

HEX	`#304345`
RGB	`rgb(48, 67, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 26.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 30%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.94, -6.92, -3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.94, 7.83, 207.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.3, 5.072, 6.382)`
Decimal	`3162949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304345, 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 #304345	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304345 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #304345 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304345; }
.text { color: #304345; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304345; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 67 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304345, #303945); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #304345?: #304345 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 #304345?: The RGB value is 48, 67, 69: 48 red, 67 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304345?: The complementary color is #453230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304345?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.