What color is #304012?

#304012 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304012?

The RGB value is 48, 64, 18: 48 red, 64 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304012?

The complementary color is #221240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304012?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304012 color

#304012 rgb(48, 64, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #304012 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 25.1% green and 7.1% blue (48, 64, 18).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 56% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#304012 color codes

HEX	`#304012`
RGB	`rgb(48, 64, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 25.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 56%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 72%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 72%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.76, -14.89, 25.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.76, 29.31, 120.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.162, 4.339, 1.243)`
Decimal	`3162130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304012, 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 #304012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #304012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304012; }
.text { color: #304012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 64 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304012, #194012); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #304012?: #304012 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304012?: The RGB value is 48, 64, 18: 48 red, 64 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304012?: The complementary color is #221240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304012?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.