What color is #30483C?

#30483C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30483C?

The RGB value is 48, 72, 60: 48 red, 72 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30483C?

The complementary color is #48303C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30483C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30483C color

#30483C rgb(48, 72, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #30483C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 28.2% green and 23.5% blue (48, 72, 60).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#30483C color codes

HEX	`#30483C`
RGB	`rgb(48, 72, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 28.2%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 33%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.35, -12.3, 4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.35, 13.02, 160.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.352, 5.589, 5.124)`
Decimal	`3164220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30483C, 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 #30483C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30483C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #30483C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30483c; }
.text { color: #30483c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30483c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 72 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30483c, #304848); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #30483C?: #30483C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30483C?: The RGB value is 48, 72, 60: 48 red, 72 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30483C?: The complementary color is #48303C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30483C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.