What color is #306B56?

#306B56 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #306B56?

The RGB value is 48, 107, 86: 48 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #306B56?

The complementary color is #6B3045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #306B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#306B56 color

#306B56 rgb(48, 107, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #306B56 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 42% green and 33.7% blue (48, 107, 86).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#306B56 color codes

HEX	`#306B56`
RGB	`rgb(48, 107, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 42%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 55%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 20%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.92, -24.81, 5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.92, 25.52, 166.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.156, 11.815, 10.653)`
Decimal	`3173206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #306B56, 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 #306B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#306B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #306B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #306b56; }
.text { color: #306b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #306b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 107 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #306b56, #30626b); }

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Questions

What color is #306B56?: #306B56 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #306B56?: The RGB value is 48, 107, 86: 48 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #306B56?: The complementary color is #6B3045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #306B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.