What color is #304835?

#304835 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 #304835?

The RGB value is 48, 72, 53: 48 red, 72 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304835?

The complementary color is #483043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304835?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304835 color

#304835 rgb(48, 72, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #304835 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 28.2% green and 20.8% blue (48, 72, 53).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#304835 color codes

HEX	`#304835`
RGB	`rgb(48, 72, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 28.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 33%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 26%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.17, -13.91, 8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.17, 16.3, 148.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.179, 5.52, 4.213)`
Decimal	`3164213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304835, 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 #304835	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304835 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #304835 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304835; }
.text { color: #304835; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304835; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 72 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304835, #304841); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #304835?: #304835 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 #304835?: The RGB value is 48, 72, 53: 48 red, 72 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304835?: The complementary color is #483043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304835?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.