What color is #304935?

#304935 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 #304935?

The RGB value is 48, 73, 53: 48 red, 73 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304935?

The complementary color is #493044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304935?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304935 color

#304935 rgb(48, 73, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #304935 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 28.6% green and 20.8% blue (48, 73, 53).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 21% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#304935 color codes

HEX	`#304935`
RGB	`rgb(48, 73, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 28.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 21%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 34%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 27%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.51, -14.48, 8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.51, 17.04, 148.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.244, 5.65, 4.234)`
Decimal	`3164469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304935, 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 #304935	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304935 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #304935 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304935; }
.text { color: #304935; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304935; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 73 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304935, #304942); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #304935?: #304935 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 #304935?: The RGB value is 48, 73, 53: 48 red, 73 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304935?: The complementary color is #493044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304935?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.