What color is #304F54?

#304F54 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 #304F54?

The RGB value is 48, 79, 84: 48 red, 79 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304F54?

The complementary color is #543530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304F54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304F54 color

#304F54 rgb(48, 79, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304F54 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 31% green and 32.9% blue (48, 79, 84).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#304F54 color codes

HEX	`#304F54`
RGB	`rgb(48, 79, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 31%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 43%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 6%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.49, -9.95, -6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.49, 11.92, 213.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.615, 6.86, 9.414)`
Decimal	`3166036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304F54, 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 #304F54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304F54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #304F54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304f54; }
.text { color: #304f54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304f54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 79 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304f54, #303d54); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #304F54?: #304F54 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 #304F54?: The RGB value is 48, 79, 84: 48 red, 79 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304F54?: The complementary color is #543530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304F54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.