#308C9C Color

#308C9C is rgb(48, 140, 156) in RGB and hsl(189, 53%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#308C9C

HEX#308C9C

RGBrgb(48, 140, 156)

HSLhsl(189, 53%, 40%)

HSVhsv(189, 69%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.087 211.4)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 10%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #308C9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #308C9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#308C9C Complementary#9C4030 Analogous#309C76 Analogous#30569C Triadic#9C308C Triadic#8C9C30

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #308C9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3AA8BB #57BACB #76C7D5 #96D4DF #B5E1E8 #D8EFF3

Shades

#2A7A89 #246975 #1E5762 #17424A #113137 #0B1F23

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