What color is #30481E?

#30481E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30481E?

The RGB value is 48, 72, 30: 48 red, 72 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30481E?

The complementary color is #361E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30481E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30481E color

#30481E rgb(48, 72, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #30481E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 28.2% green and 11.8% blue (48, 72, 30).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 41% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#30481E color codes

HEX	`#30481E`
RGB	`rgb(48, 72, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 28.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 41%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 58%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 58%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.73, -17.96, 22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.73, 28.45, 129.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.771, 5.357, 2.063)`
Decimal	`3164190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30481E, 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 #30481E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30481E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #30481E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30481e; }
.text { color: #30481e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30481e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 72 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30481e, #1e4821); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #30481E?: #30481E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30481E?: The RGB value is 48, 72, 30: 48 red, 72 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30481E?: The complementary color is #361E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30481E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.