Information about #309DA1 color

#309DA1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#309DA1 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(48, 157, 161) — 18.8% red, 61.6% green, 63.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 44 / 2 / 0 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #309DA1 reads as a clearly saturated water-like cyan and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Scooter (#308EA0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Java (#259797) and Retreat (#39909B).

The recipe behind #309DA1 is rgb(48, 157, 161), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #309DA1: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. #309DA1 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#309DA1 color variations

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

#309DA1 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 #309DA1

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

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Java color link
Java

#259797

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

Zomp color link
Zomp

#39A78E

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#309DA1
  • RGB48, 157, 161
  • CMYK44, 2, 0, 37
  • CSSrgb(48, 157, 161)
  • HSL182°, 54%, 41%
  • HSL Precise182.124°, 54.067%, 40.98%
  • HSV182°, 70%, 63%
  • HSB182°, 70%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • GLSLvec3(0.188, 0.616, 0.631)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.188, 0.616, 0.631, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.188, 0.616, 0.631)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID309DA1
  • DECIMAL ID3186081
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01