What color is #304B47?

#304B47 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 #304B47?

The RGB value is 48, 75, 71: 48 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304B47?

The complementary color is #4B3034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304B47 color

#304B47 rgb(48, 75, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304B47 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 29.4% green and 27.8% blue (48, 75, 71).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#304B47 color codes

HEX	`#304B47`
RGB	`rgb(48, 75, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 29.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.7, -11.25, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.7, 11.29, 184.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.872, 6.115, 6.884)`
Decimal	`3164999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304B47, 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 #304B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #304B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304b47; }
.text { color: #304b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 75 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304b47, #30424b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #304B47?: #304B47 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 #304B47?: The RGB value is 48, 75, 71: 48 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304B47?: The complementary color is #4B3034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.