What color is #304D30?

#304D30 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304D30?

The RGB value is 48, 77, 48: 48 red, 77 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304D30?

The complementary color is #4D304D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304D30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304D30 color

#304D30 rgb(48, 77, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #304D30 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 30.2% green and 18.8% blue (48, 77, 48).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#304D30 color codes

HEX	`#304D30`
RGB	`rgb(48, 77, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 30.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 38%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 38%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.79, -17.74, 13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.79, 22.52, 141.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.406, 6.149, 3.751)`
Decimal	`3165488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304D30, 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 #304D30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304D30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #304D30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304d30; }
.text { color: #304d30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304d30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 77 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304d30, #304d3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #304D30?: #304D30 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304D30?: The RGB value is 48, 77, 48: 48 red, 77 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304D30?: The complementary color is #4D304D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304D30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.