What color is #303E00?

#303E00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303E00?

The RGB value is 48, 62, 0: 48 red, 62 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303E00?

The complementary color is #0E003E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303E00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303E00 color

#303E00 rgb(48, 62, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #303E00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 24.3% green and 0% blue (48, 62, 0).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#303E00 color codes

HEX	`#303E00`
RGB	`rgb(48, 62, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 24.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 100%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.91, -15.06, 32.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.91, 35.55, 115.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.942, 4.074, 0.631)`
Decimal	`3161600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303E00, 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 #303E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #303E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303e00; }
.text { color: #303e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 62 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303e00, #113e00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #303E00?: #303E00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303E00?: The RGB value is 48, 62, 0: 48 red, 62 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303E00?: The complementary color is #0E003E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303E00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.