What color is #304735?

#304735 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304735?

The RGB value is 48, 71, 53: 48 red, 71 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304735?

The complementary color is #473042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304735?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304735 color

#304735 rgb(48, 71, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #304735 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 27.8% green and 20.8% blue (48, 71, 53).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 19% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#304735 color codes

HEX	`#304735`
RGB	`rgb(48, 71, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 27.8%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 19%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 32%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.82, -13.33, 8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.82, 15.56, 148.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.115, 5.392, 4.191)`
Decimal	`3163957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304735, 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 #304735	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304735 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #304735 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304735; }
.text { color: #304735; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304735; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 71 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304735, #304740); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #304735?: #304735 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304735?: The RGB value is 48, 71, 53: 48 red, 71 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304735?: The complementary color is #473042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304735?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.