What color is #304117?

#304117 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304117?

The RGB value is 48, 65, 23: 48 red, 65 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304117?

The complementary color is #281741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304117?

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.

#304117 color

#304117 rgb(48, 65, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #304117 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 25.5% green and 9% blue (48, 65, 23).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 48% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#304117 color codes

HEX	`#304117`
RGB	`rgb(48, 65, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 25.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 48%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 65%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 65%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.17, -14.94, 23.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.17, 27.45, 122.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.264, 4.471, 1.501)`
Decimal	`3162391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304117, 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 #304117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304117 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 #304117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304117; }
.text { color: #304117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 65 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304117, #1b4117); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #304117?: #304117 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304117?: The RGB value is 48, 65, 23: 48 red, 65 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304117?: The complementary color is #281741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304117?: 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.