What color is #30593E?

#30593E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30593E?

The RGB value is 48, 89, 62: 48 red, 89 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30593E?

The complementary color is #59304B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30593E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30593E color

#30593E rgb(48, 89, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #30593E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 34.9% green and 24.3% blue (48, 89, 62).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 30% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#30593E color codes

HEX	`#30593E`
RGB	`rgb(48, 89, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 34.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 30%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 46%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 30%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.23, -21.26, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.23, 24.05, 152.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.66, 8.121, 5.826)`
Decimal	`3168574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30593E, 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 #30593E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30593E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	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 #30593E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30593e; }
.text { color: #30593e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30593e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 89 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30593e, #305953); }

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Questions

What color is #30593E?: #30593E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30593E?: The RGB value is 48, 89, 62: 48 red, 89 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30593E?: The complementary color is #59304B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30593E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.