What color is #305849?

#305849 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #305849?

The RGB value is 48, 88, 73: 48 red, 88 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #305849?

The complementary color is #58303F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #305849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#305849 color

#305849 rgb(48, 88, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #305849 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 34.5% green and 28.6% blue (48, 88, 73).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 29% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#305849 color codes

HEX	`#305849`
RGB	`rgb(48, 88, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 34.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 29%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 45%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 17%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.17, -18.14, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.17, 18.65, 166.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.911, 8.088, 7.552)`
Decimal	`3168329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #305849, 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 #305849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#305849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #305849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #305849; }
.text { color: #305849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #305849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 88 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #305849, #305358); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #305849?: #305849 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #305849?: The RGB value is 48, 88, 73: 48 red, 88 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #305849?: The complementary color is #58303F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #305849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.