What color is #307775?

#307775 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Prismarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #307775?

The RGB value is 48, 119, 117: 48 red, 119 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #307775?

The complementary color is #773032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #307775?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#307775 color

#307775 rgb(48, 119, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #307775 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 46.7% green and 45.9% blue (48, 119, 117).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 43% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Prismarine (#117777), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#307775 color codes

HEX	`#307775`
RGB	`rgb(48, 119, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 46.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 43%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 60%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.78, -22.44, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.78, 23.12, 193.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.025, 15.105, 19.161)`
Decimal	`3176309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #307775, 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 #307775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#307775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #307775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #307775; }
.text { color: #307775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #307775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 119 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #307775, #305677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #307775?: #307775 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Prismarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #307775?: The RGB value is 48, 119, 117: 48 red, 119 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #307775?: The complementary color is #773032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #307775?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.