What color is #305D65?

#305D65 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color After the Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #305D65?

The RGB value is 48, 93, 101: 48 red, 93 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #305D65?

The complementary color is #653830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #305D65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#305D65 color

#305D65 rgb(48, 93, 101)

Shades of teal

The hex color #305D65 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 36.5% green and 39.6% blue (48, 93, 101).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 36% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is After the Storm (#33616A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#305D65 color codes

HEX	`#305D65`
RGB	`rgb(48, 93, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 36.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 36%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 52%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 8%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.74, -13.03, -9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.74, 16.05, 215.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.481, 9.396, 13.729)`
Decimal	`3169637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #305D65, 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 #305D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#305D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #305D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #305d65; }
.text { color: #305d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #305d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 93 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #305d65, #304265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #305D65?: #305D65 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color After the Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #305D65?: The RGB value is 48, 93, 101: 48 red, 93 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #305D65?: The complementary color is #653830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #305D65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.