What color is #304D42?

#304D42 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 #304D42?

The RGB value is 48, 77, 66: 48 red, 77 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304D42?

The complementary color is #4D303B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304D42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304D42 color

#304D42 rgb(48, 77, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #304D42 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 30.2% green and 25.9% blue (48, 77, 66).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#304D42 color codes

HEX	`#304D42`
RGB	`rgb(48, 77, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 30.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 38%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 14%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.23, -13.73, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.23, 14.08, 167.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.856, 6.329, 6.119)`
Decimal	`3165506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304D42, 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 #304D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #304D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304d42; }
.text { color: #304d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 77 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304d42, #30494d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #304D42?: #304D42 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 #304D42?: The RGB value is 48, 77, 66: 48 red, 77 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304D42?: The complementary color is #4D303B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304D42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.