What color is #305F47?

#305F47 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #305F47?

The RGB value is 48, 95, 71: 48 red, 95 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #305F47?

The complementary color is #5F3048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #305F47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#305F47 color

#305F47 rgb(48, 95, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #305F47 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 37.3% green and 27.8% blue (48, 95, 71).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 33% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#305F47 color codes

HEX	`#305F47`
RGB	`rgb(48, 95, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 37.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 33%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 49%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 25%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.49, -22.34, 8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.49, 24.03, 158.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.448, 9.267, 7.409)`
Decimal	`3170119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #305F47, 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 #305F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#305F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #305F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #305f47; }
.text { color: #305f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #305f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 95 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #305f47, #305f5e); }

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Questions

What color is #305F47?: #305F47 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #305F47?: The RGB value is 48, 95, 71: 48 red, 95 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #305F47?: The complementary color is #5F3048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #305F47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.