Information about #305D5F color

#305D5F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#305D5F falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(48, 93, 95) — 18.8% red, 36.5% green, 37.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 1 / 0 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#305D5F is a moderately toned water-like cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Spectra (#2F5A57). Slightly further away sit Marathon (#305563) and Casal (#2F6168).

In RGB terms — rgb(48, 93, 95) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #305D5F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#305D5F color variations

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

#305D5F 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 #305D5F

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

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Homegrown color link
Homegrown

#366154

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Oracle color link
Oracle

#395555

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#305D5F
  • RGB48, 93, 95
  • CMYK18, 1, 0, 63
  • CSSrgb(48, 93, 95)
  • HSL183°, 33%, 28%
  • HSL Precise182.553°, 32.867%, 28.039%
  • HSV183°, 49%, 37%
  • HSB183°, 49%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.188, 0.365, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.188, 0.365, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.188, 0.365, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID305D5F
  • DECIMAL ID3169631
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01