What color is #304239?

#304239 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304239?

The RGB value is 48, 66, 57: 48 red, 66 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304239?

The complementary color is #423039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304239?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304239 color

#304239 rgb(48, 66, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304239 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 25.9% green and 22.4% blue (48, 66, 57).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 16% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#304239 color codes

HEX	`#304239`
RGB	`rgb(48, 66, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 25.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 16%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 27%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 14%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.22, -9.43, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.22, 9.94, 161.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.905, 4.82, 4.595)`
Decimal	`3162681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304239, 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 #304239	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304239 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #304239 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304239; }
.text { color: #304239; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304239; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 66 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304239, #304242); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #304239?: #304239 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304239?: The RGB value is 48, 66, 57: 48 red, 66 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304239?: The complementary color is #423039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304239?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.