What color is #304D3B?

#304D3B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304D3B?

The RGB value is 48, 77, 59: 48 red, 77 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304D3B?

The complementary color is #4D3042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304D3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304D3B color

#304D3B rgb(48, 77, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #304D3B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 30.2% green and 23.1% blue (48, 77, 59).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#304D3B color codes

HEX	`#304D3B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 77, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 30.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 38%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 23%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.04, -15.42, 7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.04, 17.05, 154.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.662, 6.252, 5.098)`
Decimal	`3165499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304D3B, 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 #304D3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304D3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #304D3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304d3b; }
.text { color: #304d3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304d3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 77 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304d3b, #304d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #304D3B?: #304D3B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304D3B?: The RGB value is 48, 77, 59: 48 red, 77 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304D3B?: The complementary color is #4D3042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304D3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.