What color is #305244?

#305244 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #305244?

The RGB value is 48, 82, 68: 48 red, 82 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #305244?

The complementary color is #52303E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #305244?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#305244 color

#305244 rgb(48, 82, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #305244 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 32.2% green and 26.7% blue (48, 82, 68).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 26% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#305244 color codes

HEX	`#305244`
RGB	`rgb(48, 82, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 32.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 26%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 41%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 17%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.99, -16.07, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.99, 16.65, 164.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.279, 7.08, 6.556)`
Decimal	`3166788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #305244, 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 #305244	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#305244 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #305244 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #305244; }
.text { color: #305244; }
.border { border: 2px solid #305244; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 82 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #305244, #304f52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #305244?: #305244 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #305244?: The RGB value is 48, 82, 68: 48 red, 82 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #305244?: The complementary color is #52303E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #305244?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.