What color is #306F55?

#306F55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #306F55?

The RGB value is 48, 111, 85: 48 red, 111 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #306F55?

The complementary color is #6F304A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #306F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#306F55 color

#306F55 rgb(48, 111, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #306F55 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 43.5% green and 33.3% blue (48, 111, 85).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 40% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#306F55 color codes

HEX	`#306F55`
RGB	`rgb(48, 111, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 43.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 40%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 57%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.23, -27.05, 8.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.23, 28.33, 162.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.542, 12.652, 10.585)`
Decimal	`3174229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #306F55, 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 #306F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#306F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #306F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #306f55; }
.text { color: #306f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #306f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 111 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #306f55, #306a6f); }

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Questions

What color is #306F55?: #306F55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #306F55?: The RGB value is 48, 111, 85: 48 red, 111 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #306F55?: The complementary color is #6F304A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #306F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.