What color is #304548?

#304548 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 #304548?

The RGB value is 48, 69, 72: 48 red, 69 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304548?

The complementary color is #483330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304548 color

#304548 rgb(48, 69, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304548 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 27.1% green and 28.2% blue (48, 69, 72).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#304548 color codes

HEX	`#304548`
RGB	`rgb(48, 69, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 27.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 33%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 4%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.72, -7.33, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.72, 8.58, 211.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.516, 5.352, 6.925)`
Decimal	`3163464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304548, 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 #304548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #304548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304548; }
.text { color: #304548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 69 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304548, #303948); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #304548?: #304548 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 #304548?: The RGB value is 48, 69, 72: 48 red, 69 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304548?: The complementary color is #483330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.