What color is #304C40?

#304C40 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304C40?

The RGB value is 48, 76, 64: 48 red, 76 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304C40?

The complementary color is #4C303C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304C40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304C40 color

#304C40 rgb(48, 76, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #304C40 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 29.8% green and 25.1% blue (48, 76, 64).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 23% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#304C40 color codes

HEX	`#304C40`
RGB	`rgb(48, 76, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 29.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 23%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 37%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 16%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.83, -13.65, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.83, 14.17, 164.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.728, 6.167, 5.791)`
Decimal	`3165248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304C40, 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 #304C40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304C40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #304C40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304c40; }
.text { color: #304c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304c40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 76 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304c40, #304a4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #304C40?: #304C40 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304C40?: The RGB value is 48, 76, 64: 48 red, 76 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304C40?: The complementary color is #4C303C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304C40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.