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#308697 Color

#308697 is rgb(48, 134, 151) in RGB, hsl(190, 52%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 11%, 0%, 41%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#308697
HEX#308697
RGBrgb(48, 134, 151)
HSLhsl(190, 52%, 39%)
HSVhsv(190, 68%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 11%, 0%, 41%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.084 213.3)
LABlab(51.41% -22.26 -17.12)
LCHlch(51.41% 28.08 217.57)

What #308697 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #308697, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#308697 Channel Values

How #308697 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 48 · G 134 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 52% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 68% · V 59%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 41%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #308697 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #308697

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #308697; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Tints & Shades of #308697

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #308697 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#308697
Protanopia#7C7C97
Protanomaly#668097
Deuteranopia#727298
Deuteranomaly#5F7B98
Tritanopia#278888
Tritanomaly#2B878E
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #308697 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-308697: #308697;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #308697;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-308697': '#308697' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.525, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_308697">#308697</color>
SVG fillfill="#308697"

More Teal Colors

#308697 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#308697 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #308697?

#308697 is a dark teal — rgb(48, 134, 151) in RGB and hsl(190, 52%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #308697?

#308697 is rgb(48, 134, 151) — red 48, green 134, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #308697?

#308697 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 11%, 0%, 41%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #308697 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #308697 scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #308697 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #308697 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 12.01, which is visibly different.

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