What color is #306A6F?

#306A6F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pacific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #306A6F?

The RGB value is 48, 106, 111: 48 red, 106 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #306A6F?

The complementary color is #6F3530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #306A6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#306A6F color

#306A6F rgb(48, 106, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #306A6F is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 41.6% green and 43.5% blue (48, 106, 111).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 40% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Pacific (#24646B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#306A6F color codes

HEX	`#306A6F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 106, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 41.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 40%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 57%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 5%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.35, -17.28, -8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.35, 19.28, 206.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.241, 12.083, 16.881)`
Decimal	`3172975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #306A6F, 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 #306A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#306A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #306A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #306a6f; }
.text { color: #306a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #306a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 106 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #306a6f, #304a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #306A6F?: #306A6F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pacific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #306A6F?: The RGB value is 48, 106, 111: 48 red, 106 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #306A6F?: The complementary color is #6F3530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #306A6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.