Information about #305359 color

#305359 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#305359 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(48, 83, 89) — 18.8% red, 32.5% green, 34.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 2 / 0 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #305359 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Navigate (#304E5E). Slightly further away sit Spectra (#2F5A57) and Iron Head Flower (#344D56).

In RGB terms — rgb(48, 83, 89) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #305359: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#305359 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#305359 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #305359

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Explorer color link
Explorer

#374E59

Oracle color link
Oracle

#395555

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Espirit color link
Espirit

#354E51

Blue Dianne color link
Blue Dianne

#35514F

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#305359
  • RGB48, 83, 89
  • CMYK16, 2, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(48, 83, 89)
  • HSL189°, 30%, 27%
  • HSL Precise188.78°, 29.927%, 26.863%
  • HSV189°, 46%, 35%
  • HSB189°, 46%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.188, 0.325, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.188, 0.325, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.188, 0.325, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID305359
  • DECIMAL ID3167065
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01