What color is #30491F?

#30491F 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 #30491F?

The RGB value is 48, 73, 31: 48 red, 73 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30491F?

The complementary color is #381F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30491F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30491F color

#30491F rgb(48, 73, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #30491F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 28.6% green and 12.2% blue (48, 73, 31).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 40% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#30491F color codes

HEX	`#30491F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 73, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 28.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 40%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 58%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 58%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.09, -18.36, 21.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.09, 28.61, 129.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.849, 5.492, 2.153)`
Decimal	`3164447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30491F, 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 #30491F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30491F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #30491F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30491f; }
.text { color: #30491f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30491f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 73 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30491f, #1f4923); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #30491F?: #30491F 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 #30491F?: The RGB value is 48, 73, 31: 48 red, 73 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30491F?: The complementary color is #381F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30491F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.