#308AAB Color

#308AAB is rgb(48, 138, 171) in RGB and hsl(196, 56%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#308AAB

HEX#308AAB

RGBrgb(48, 138, 171)

HSLhsl(196, 56%, 43%)

HSVhsv(196, 72%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.097 226.5)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 19%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #308AAB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #308AAB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#308AAB Complementary#AB5130 Analogous#30AB8E Analogous#304DAB Triadic#AB308A Triadic#8AAB30

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #308AAB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3CA3C8 #5CB2D1 #7CC1DA #98CEE2 #B7DDEB #D7ECF4

Shades

#2A7793 #24677F #1D5467 #184454 #11303C #0B2028

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