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#308a79 color: Ionian

#308a79 is rgb(48, 138, 121) in RGB and oklch(57.545% 0.0886 178.088) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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169°
100%

57.5%
0.089
178°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #308a79

#308a79 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 178°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.17:1 contrast and black text 5.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ionian (#368976). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #308a79 mixed with white

  1. 308a79
  2. 4a9586
  3. 60a192
  4. 74ac9f
  5. 88b8ac
  6. 9cc4ba
  7. b0cfc7
  8. c4dbd5
  9. d7e7e3
  10. ebf3f1

Darker: #308a79 mixed with black

  1. 308a79
  2. 287768
  3. 216558
  4. 1a5348
  5. 134239
  6. 0c322b
  7. 06221d
  8. 031410
  9. 010705
  10. 000101

Calmer: #308a79 with less saturation

  1. 308a79
  2. 3c8879
  3. 468779
  4. 4e8579
  5. 568479
  6. 5c8279
  7. 638079
  8. 697e79
  9. 6e7d79
  10. 747b79

Questions about #308a79

What color is #308a79?

#308a79 is bright teal. The closest named color is Ionian. In RGB it is rgb(48, 138, 121), in HSL hsl(168.67, 48.39%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.545% 0.0886 178.088).

What colors go well with #308a79?

The complementary color of #308a79 is #a36279. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #53875b and #258794. The triadic partners are #7f6da7 and #a06b42.

Is white or black text more readable on #308a79?

White text reads better on #308a79: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and black gives 5.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308a79 a warm or cool color?

#308a79 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 178 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.089.