What color is #306C72?

#306C72 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 #306C72?

The RGB value is 48, 108, 114: 48 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #306C72?

The complementary color is #723630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #306C72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#306C72 color

#306C72 rgb(48, 108, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #306C72 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 42.4% green and 44.7% blue (48, 108, 114).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 41% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Pacific (#24646B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#306C72 color codes

HEX	`#306C72`
RGB	`rgb(48, 108, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 42.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 41%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 58%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 5%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.1, -17.46, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.1, 19.75, 207.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.618, 12.567, 17.835)`
Decimal	`3173490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #306C72, 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 #306C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#306C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #306C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #306c72; }
.text { color: #306c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #306c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 108 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #306c72, #304b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #306C72?: #306C72 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 #306C72?: The RGB value is 48, 108, 114: 48 red, 108 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #306C72?: The complementary color is #723630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #306C72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.