What color is #30453A?

#30453A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30453A?

The RGB value is 48, 69, 58: 48 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30453A?

The complementary color is #45303B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30453A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30453A color

#30453A rgb(48, 69, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #30453A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 27.1% green and 22.7% blue (48, 69, 58).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#30453A color codes

HEX	`#30453A`
RGB	`rgb(48, 69, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 27.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 30%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.27, -11, 4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.27, 11.71, 159.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.111, 5.19, 4.787)`
Decimal	`3163450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30453A, 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 #30453A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30453A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #30453A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30453a; }
.text { color: #30453a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30453a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 69 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30453a, #304544); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #30453A?: #30453A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30453A?: The RGB value is 48, 69, 58: 48 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30453A?: The complementary color is #45303B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30453A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.