What color is #305862?

#305862 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #305862?

The RGB value is 48, 88, 98: 48 red, 88 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #305862?

The complementary color is #623A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #305862?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#305862 color

#305862 rgb(48, 88, 98)

Shades of teal

The hex color #305862 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 34.5% green and 38.4% blue (48, 88, 98).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 34% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Night Shift (#2A5C6A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#305862 color codes

HEX	`#305862`
RGB	`rgb(48, 88, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 34.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 34%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 51%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 10%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.98, -11.04, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.98, 14.99, 222.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.912, 8.489, 12.827)`
Decimal	`3168354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #305862, 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 #305862	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#305862 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #305862 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #305862; }
.text { color: #305862; }
.border { border: 2px solid #305862; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 88 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #305862, #303f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #305862?: #305862 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #305862?: The RGB value is 48, 88, 98: 48 red, 88 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #305862?: The complementary color is #623A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #305862?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.