What color is #307C79?

#307C79 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 #307C79?

The RGB value is 48, 124, 121: 48 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #307C79?

The complementary color is #7C3033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #307C79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#307C79 color

#307C79 rgb(48, 124, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #307C79 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 48.6% green and 47.5% blue (48, 124, 121).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 44% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ivy (#277B74), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#307C79 color codes

HEX	`#307C79`
RGB	`rgb(48, 124, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 48.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 44%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 61%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.52, -23.85, -5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.52, 24.44, 192.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.876, 16.423, 20.63)`
Decimal	`3177593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #307C79, 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 #307C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#307C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #307C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #307c79; }
.text { color: #307c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #307c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 124 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #307c79, #30597c); }

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Questions

What color is #307C79?: #307C79 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 #307C79?: The RGB value is 48, 124, 121: 48 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #307C79?: The complementary color is #7C3033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #307C79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.