Information about #309C9A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#309C9A is a clearly saturated aqua cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Celeritas (#299792). Slightly further away sit Java (#259797) and Sea (#3C9992).
The recipe behind #309C9A is rgb(48, 156, 154), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #309C9A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#309C9A color variations
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#309C9A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#309C9A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#309C9A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#309C9A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#309C9A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #309C9A color
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Nearest named colors to #309C9A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#309C9A
- RGB48, 156, 154
- CMYK42, 0, 1, 39
- CSSrgb(48, 156, 154)
- HSL179°, 53%, 40%
- HSL Precise178.889°, 52.941%, 40%
- HSV179°, 69%, 61%
- HSB179°, 69%, 61%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.188
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
- GLSLvec3(0.188, 0.612, 0.604)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.188, 0.612, 0.604, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.188, 0.612, 0.604)
- Percentage of Red in RGB18.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID309C9A
- DECIMAL ID3185818
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
