What color is #304032?

#304032 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304032?

The RGB value is 48, 64, 50: 48 red, 64 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304032?

The complementary color is #40303E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304032?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304032 color

#304032 rgb(48, 64, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304032 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 25.1% green and 19.6% blue (48, 64, 50).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 14% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#304032 color codes

HEX	`#304032`
RGB	`rgb(48, 64, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 25.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 14%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 25%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 22%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.34, -9.83, 6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.34, 11.78, 146.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.628, 4.525, 3.699)`
Decimal	`3162162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304032, 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 #304032	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304032 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #304032 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304032; }
.text { color: #304032; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304032; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 64 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304032, #30403a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #304032?: #304032 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304032?: The RGB value is 48, 64, 50: 48 red, 64 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304032?: The complementary color is #40303E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304032?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.