What color is #30423D?

#30423D 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 #30423D?

The RGB value is 48, 66, 61: 48 red, 66 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30423D?

The complementary color is #423035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30423D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30423D color

#30423D rgb(48, 66, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #30423D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 25.9% green and 23.9% blue (48, 66, 61).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 16% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% 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 10.65:1).

#30423D color codes

HEX	`#30423D`
RGB	`rgb(48, 66, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 25.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 16%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 27%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 8%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.34, -8.43, 0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.34, 8.46, 175.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.009, 4.862, 5.141)`
Decimal	`3162685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30423D, 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 #30423D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30423D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #30423D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30423d; }
.text { color: #30423d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30423d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 66 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30423d, #303e42); }

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Questions

What color is #30423D?: #30423D 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 #30423D?: The RGB value is 48, 66, 61: 48 red, 66 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30423D?: The complementary color is #423035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30423D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.