What color is #303D16?

#303D16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303D16?

The RGB value is 48, 61, 22: 48 red, 61 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303D16?

The complementary color is #23163D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303D16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303D16 color

#303D16 rgb(48, 61, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #303D16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 23.9% green and 8.6% blue (48, 61, 22).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 47% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#303D16 color codes

HEX	`#303D16`
RGB	`rgb(48, 61, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 23.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 47%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 64%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 64%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.75, -12.75, 21.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.75, 25.39, 120.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.032, 4.024, 1.376)`
Decimal	`3161366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303D16, 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 #303D16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303D16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #303D16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303d16; }
.text { color: #303d16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303d16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 61 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303d16, #1c3d16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #303D16?: #303D16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303D16?: The RGB value is 48, 61, 22: 48 red, 61 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303D16?: The complementary color is #23163D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303D16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.