What color is #30542F?

#30542F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30542F?

The RGB value is 48, 84, 47: 48 red, 84 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30542F?

The complementary color is #532F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30542F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30542F color

#30542F rgb(48, 84, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #30542F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 32.9% green and 18.4% blue (48, 84, 47).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 28% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#30542F color codes

HEX	`#30542F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 84, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 32.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 28%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 44%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 44%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.2, -21.64, 17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.2, 27.93, 140.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.902, 7.174, 3.815)`
Decimal	`3167279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30542F, 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 #30542F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30542F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #30542F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30542f; }
.text { color: #30542f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30542f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 84 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30542f, #2f5441); }

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Questions

What color is #30542F?: #30542F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30542F?: The RGB value is 48, 84, 47: 48 red, 84 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30542F?: The complementary color is #532F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30542F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.