What color is #306861?

#306861 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #306861?

The RGB value is 48, 104, 97: 48 red, 104 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #306861?

The complementary color is #683037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #306861?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#306861 color

#306861 rgb(48, 104, 97)

Shades of teal

The hex color #306861 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 40.8% green and 38% blue (48, 104, 97).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 37% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#306861 color codes

HEX	`#306861`
RGB	`rgb(48, 104, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 40.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 37%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 54%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 7%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.23, -20.32, -1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.23, 20.39, 184.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.326, 11.391, 13.067)`
Decimal	`3172449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #306861, 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 #306861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#306861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #306861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #306861; }
.text { color: #306861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #306861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 104 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #306861, #305368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #306861?: #306861 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #306861?: The RGB value is 48, 104, 97: 48 red, 104 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #306861?: The complementary color is #683037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #306861?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.