What color is #307B77?

#307B77 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #307B77?

The RGB value is 48, 123, 119: 48 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #307B77?

The complementary color is #7B3034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #307B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#307B77 color

#307B77 rgb(48, 123, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #307B77 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 48.2% green and 46.7% blue (48, 123, 119).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 44% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ivy (#277B74), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#307B77 color codes

HEX	`#307B77`
RGB	`rgb(48, 123, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 48.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 44%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 61%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 3%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.14, -23.92, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.14, 24.38, 191.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.63, 16.125, 19.949)`
Decimal	`3177335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #307B77, 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 #307B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#307B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #307B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #307b77; }
.text { color: #307b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #307b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 123 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #307b77, #305a7b); }

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Questions

What color is #307B77?: #307B77 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #307B77?: The RGB value is 48, 123, 119: 48 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #307B77?: The complementary color is #7B3034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #307B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.