What color is #30523F?

#30523F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30523F?

The RGB value is 48, 82, 63: 48 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30523F?

The complementary color is #523043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30523F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30523F color

#30523F rgb(48, 82, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #30523F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 32.2% green and 24.7% blue (48, 82, 63).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 26% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#30523F color codes

HEX	`#30523F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 82, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 32.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 26%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 41%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 23%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.86, -17.28, 7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.86, 18.77, 157.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.133, 7.022, 5.786)`
Decimal	`3166783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30523F, 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 #30523F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30523F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #30523F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30523f; }
.text { color: #30523f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30523f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 82 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30523f, #305250); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #30523F?: #30523F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30523F?: The RGB value is 48, 82, 63: 48 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30523F?: The complementary color is #523043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30523F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.