Information about #309980 color

#309980 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #309980 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(48, 153, 128) — 18.8% red, 60% green, 50.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 41 / 0 / 10 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored water-like cyan, #309980 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Illuminating Emerald (#319177). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gossamer (#399F86) and Landmark (#3E9889).

The recipe behind #309980 is rgb(48, 153, 128), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.5:1. No one has named #309980 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#309980 color variations

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

#309980 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 #309980

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#309980
  • RGB48, 153, 128
  • CMYK41, 0, 10, 40
  • CSSrgb(48, 153, 128)
  • HSL166°, 52%, 39%
  • HSL Precise165.714°, 52.239%, 39.412%
  • HSV166°, 69%, 60%
  • HSB166°, 69%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.188, 0.600, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.188, 0.600, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.188, 0.600, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID309980
  • DECIMAL ID3185024
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01