#308CB0 Color

#308CB0 is rgb(48, 140, 176) in RGB and hsl(197, 57%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#308CB0

HEX#308CB0

RGBrgb(48, 140, 176)

HSLhsl(197, 57%, 44%)

HSVhsv(197, 73%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.1 228.3)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 20%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #308CB0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #308CB0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#308CB0 Complementary#B05430 Analogous#30B094 Analogous#304CB0 Triadic#B0308C Triadic#8CB030

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #308CB0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3FA3CA #5BB0D2 #7BC0DB #9BCFE4 #BBDEEC #D7ECF4

Shades

#2A7998 #246984 #1E566C #174354 #10303C #0B2028

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