What color is #303E2C?

#303E2C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303E2C?

The RGB value is 48, 62, 44: 48 red, 62 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303E2C?

The complementary color is #3A2C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303E2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303E2C color

#303E2C rgb(48, 62, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #303E2C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 24.3% green and 17.3% blue (48, 62, 44).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#303E2C color codes

HEX	`#303E2C`
RGB	`rgb(48, 62, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 24.3%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 29%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 29%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.5, -9.88, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.5, 13.54, 136.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.396, 4.255, 3.025)`
Decimal	`3161644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303E2C, 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 #303E2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303E2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #303E2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303e2c; }
.text { color: #303e2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303e2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 62 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303e2c, #2c3e31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #303E2C?: #303E2C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303E2C?: The RGB value is 48, 62, 44: 48 red, 62 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303E2C?: The complementary color is #3A2C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303E2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.