What color is #304A43?

#304A43 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304A43?

The RGB value is 48, 74, 67: 48 red, 74 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304A43?

The complementary color is #4A3037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304A43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304A43 color

#304A43 rgb(48, 74, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304A43 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 29% green and 26.3% blue (48, 74, 67).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 21% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#304A43 color codes

HEX	`#304A43`
RGB	`rgb(48, 74, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 29%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 21%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 35%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 9%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.24, -11.72, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.24, 11.77, 175.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.68, 5.931, 6.207)`
Decimal	`3164739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304A43, 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 #304A43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304A43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #304A43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304a43; }
.text { color: #304a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304a43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 74 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304a43, #30444a); }

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Questions

What color is #304A43?: #304A43 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304A43?: The RGB value is 48, 74, 67: 48 red, 74 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304A43?: The complementary color is #4A3037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304A43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.