What color is #303F38?

#303F38 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303F38?

The RGB value is 48, 63, 56: 48 red, 63 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303F38?

The complementary color is #3F3037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303F38 color

#303F38 rgb(48, 63, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #303F38 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 24.7% green and 22% blue (48, 63, 56).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 14% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#303F38 color codes

HEX	`#303F38`
RGB	`rgb(48, 63, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 24.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 14%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 24%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 11%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.16, -7.82, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.16, 8.15, 163.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.71, 4.469, 4.408)`
Decimal	`3161912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303F38, 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 #303F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #303F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303f38; }
.text { color: #303f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 63 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303f38, #303f3f); }

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Questions

What color is #303F38?: #303F38 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303F38?: The RGB value is 48, 63, 56: 48 red, 63 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303F38?: The complementary color is #3F3037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.