What color is #30422F?

#30422F 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 #30422F?

The RGB value is 48, 66, 47: 48 red, 66 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30422F?

The complementary color is #412F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30422F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30422F color

#30422F rgb(48, 66, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #30422F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 25.9% green and 18.4% blue (48, 66, 47).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 17% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#30422F color codes

HEX	`#30422F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 66, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 25.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 17%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 29%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 29%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.95, -11.67, 9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.95, 14.92, 141.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.68, 4.73, 3.408)`
Decimal	`3162671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30422F, 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 #30422F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30422F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #30422F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30422f; }
.text { color: #30422f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30422f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 66 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30422f, #2f4238); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #30422F?: #30422F 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 #30422F?: The RGB value is 48, 66, 47: 48 red, 66 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30422F?: The complementary color is #412F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30422F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.