What color is #306D68?

#306D68 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #306D68?

The RGB value is 48, 109, 104: 48 red, 109 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #306D68?

The complementary color is #6D3035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #306D68?

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.

#306D68 color

#306D68 rgb(48, 109, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #306D68 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 42.7% green and 40.8% blue (48, 109, 104).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 39% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#306D68 color codes

HEX	`#306D68`
RGB	`rgb(48, 109, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 42.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 39%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 56%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 5%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.1, -20.98, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.1, 21.22, 188.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.185, 12.564, 15.035)`
Decimal	`3173736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #306D68, 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 #306D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#306D68 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 #306D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #306d68; }
.text { color: #306d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #306d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 109 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #306d68, #30546d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #306D68?: #306D68 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #306D68?: The RGB value is 48, 109, 104: 48 red, 109 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #306D68?: The complementary color is #6D3035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #306D68?: 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.