What color is #304236?

#304236 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 #304236?

The RGB value is 48, 66, 54: 48 red, 66 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304236?

The complementary color is #42303C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304236 color

#304236 rgb(48, 66, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304236 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 25.9% green and 21.2% blue (48, 66, 54).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 16% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#304236 color codes

HEX	`#304236`
RGB	`rgb(48, 66, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 25.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 16%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 27%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.13, -10.14, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.13, 11.3, 153.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.833, 4.791, 4.212)`
Decimal	`3162678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304236, 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 #304236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #304236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304236; }
.text { color: #304236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 66 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304236, #30423f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #304236?: #304236 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 #304236?: The RGB value is 48, 66, 54: 48 red, 66 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304236?: The complementary color is #42303C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.