#308B8D Color

#308B8D is rgb(48, 139, 141) in RGB and hsl(181, 49%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#308B8D

HEX#308B8D

RGBrgb(48, 139, 141)

HSLhsl(181, 49%, 37%)

HSVhsv(181, 66%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.084 197.2)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 1%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #308B8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #308B8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#308B8D Complementary#8D3230 Analogous#308D60 Analogous#305D8D Triadic#8D308B Triadic#8B8D30

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #308B8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3CADAF #50C1C3 #72CDCF #95D9DB #B7E5E6 #D5F0F1

Shades

#2A787A #24696A #1E5657 #174444 #113131 #0C2222

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