What color is #3091B3?

#3091B3 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Enchanted Well. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3091B3?

The RGB value is 48, 145, 179: 48 red, 145 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3091B3?

The complementary color is #B35230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3091B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3091B3 color

#3091B3 rgb(48, 145, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3091B3 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 56.9% green and 70.2% blue (48, 145, 179).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 58% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Well (#3994AF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#3091B3 color codes

HEX	`#3091B3`
RGB	`rgb(48, 145, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 56.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 58%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 73%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 19%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.22, -16.51, -25.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.22, 30.67, 237.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.478, 24.132, 46.27)`
Decimal	`3183027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3091B3, 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 #3091B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3091B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	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 #3091B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3091b3; }
.text { color: #3091b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3091b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 145 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3091b3, #304fb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #3091B3?: #3091B3 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Enchanted Well. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3091B3?: The RGB value is 48, 145, 179: 48 red, 145 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3091B3?: The complementary color is #B35230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3091B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.