What color is #304D49?

#304D49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #304D49?

The RGB value is 48, 77, 73: 48 red, 77 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #304D49?

The complementary color is #4D3034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #304D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#304D49 color

#304D49 rgb(48, 77, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #304D49 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 30.2% green and 28.6% blue (48, 77, 73).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#304D49 color codes

HEX	`#304D49`
RGB	`rgb(48, 77, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 30.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 38%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 5%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.44, -11.9, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.44, 11.95, 185.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.075, 6.417, 7.273)`
Decimal	`3165513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #304D49, 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 #304D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#304D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #304D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #304d49; }
.text { color: #304d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #304d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 77 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #304d49, #30434d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #304D49?: #304D49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #304D49?: The RGB value is 48, 77, 73: 48 red, 77 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #304D49?: The complementary color is #4D3034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #304D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.