What color is #304845?

#304845 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304845?

The RGB value is 48, 72, 69: 48 red, 72 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304845?

The complementary color is #483033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304845?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304845 color

#304845 rgb(48, 72, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304845 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 28.2% green and 27.1% blue (48, 72, 69).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#304845 color codes

HEX	`#304845`
RGB	`rgb(48, 72, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 28.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 33%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 4%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.62, -10, -1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.62, 10.06, 186.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.61, 5.693, 6.485)`
Decimal	`3164229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304845, 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 #304845	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304845 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #304845 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304845; }
.text { color: #304845; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304845; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 72 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304845, #303f48); }

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Questions

What color is #304845?: #304845 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304845?: The RGB value is 48, 72, 69: 48 red, 72 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304845?: The complementary color is #483033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304845?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.