What color is #304C32?

#304C32 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304C32?

The RGB value is 48, 76, 50: 48 red, 76 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304C32?

The complementary color is #4C304A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304C32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304C32 color

#304C32 rgb(48, 76, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #304C32 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 29.8% green and 19.6% blue (48, 76, 50).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 23% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#304C32 color codes

HEX	`#304C32`
RGB	`rgb(48, 76, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 29.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 23%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 37%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 34%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.48, -16.8, 12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.48, 20.77, 143.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.379, 6.027, 3.95)`
Decimal	`3165234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304C32, 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 #304C32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304C32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #304C32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304c32; }
.text { color: #304c32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304c32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 76 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304c32, #304c40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #304C32?: #304C32 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304C32?: The RGB value is 48, 76, 50: 48 red, 76 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304C32?: The complementary color is #4C304A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304C32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.