What color is #304C1E?

#304C1E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304C1E?

The RGB value is 48, 76, 30: 48 red, 76 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304C1E?

The complementary color is #3A1E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304C1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304C1E color

#304C1E rgb(48, 76, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #304C1E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 29.8% green and 11.8% blue (48, 76, 30).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 43% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#304C1E color codes

HEX	`#304C1E`
RGB	`rgb(48, 76, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 29.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 43%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 61%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 61%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.14, -20.09, 23.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.14, 31.1, 130.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.038, 5.891, 2.152)`
Decimal	`3165214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304C1E, 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 #304C1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304C1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #304C1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304c1e; }
.text { color: #304c1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304c1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 76 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304c1e, #1e4c23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #304C1E?: #304C1E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304C1E?: The RGB value is 48, 76, 30: 48 red, 76 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304C1E?: The complementary color is #3A1E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304C1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.