What color is #304A6F?

#304A6F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304A6F?

The RGB value is 48, 74, 111: 48 red, 74 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304A6F?

The complementary color is #6F5530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304A6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304A6F color

#304A6F rgb(48, 74, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #304A6F is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 29% green and 43.5% blue (48, 74, 111).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 40% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Interlude (#32496F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#304A6F color codes

HEX	`#304A6F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 74, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 29%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 40%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 57%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 33%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.05, 2.04, -24.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.05, 24.46, 274.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.536, 6.673, 15.979)`
Decimal	`3164783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304A6F, 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 #304A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #304A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304a6f; }
.text { color: #304a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 74 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304a6f, #35306f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #304A6F?: #304A6F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304A6F?: The RGB value is 48, 74, 111: 48 red, 74 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304A6F?: The complementary color is #6F5530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304A6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.