What color is #303A23?

#303A23 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303A23?

The RGB value is 48, 58, 35: 48 red, 58 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303A23?

The complementary color is #2D233A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303A23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303A23 color

#303A23 rgb(48, 58, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #303A23 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 22.7% green and 13.7% blue (48, 58, 35).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 25% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#303A23 color codes

HEX	`#303A23`
RGB	`rgb(48, 58, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 22.7%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 25%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 40%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 40%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.92, -9.11, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.92, 15.85, 125.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.035, 3.776, 2.159)`
Decimal	`3160611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303A23, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #303A23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303A23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #303A23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303a23; }
.text { color: #303a23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303a23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 58 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303a23, #253a23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #303A23?: #303A23 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303A23?: The RGB value is 48, 58, 35: 48 red, 58 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303A23?: The complementary color is #2D233A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303A23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.