What color is #304F52?

#304F52 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304F52?

The RGB value is 48, 79, 82: 48 red, 79 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304F52?

The complementary color is #523330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304F52 color

#304F52 rgb(48, 79, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304F52 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 31% green and 32.2% blue (48, 79, 82).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 26% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#304F52 color codes

HEX	`#304F52`
RGB	`rgb(48, 79, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 31%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 26%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 41%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 4%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.41, -10.54, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.41, 11.84, 207.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.537, 6.829, 9.007)`
Decimal	`3166034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304F52, 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 #304F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #304F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304f52; }
.text { color: #304f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 79 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304f52, #303e52); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #304F52?: #304F52 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304F52?: The RGB value is 48, 79, 82: 48 red, 79 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304F52?: The complementary color is #523330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.