What color is #306353?

#306353 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #306353?

The RGB value is 48, 99, 83: 48 red, 99 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #306353?

The complementary color is #633040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #306353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#306353 color

#306353 rgb(48, 99, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #306353 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 38.8% green and 32.5% blue (48, 99, 83).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 35% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#306353 color codes

HEX	`#306353`
RGB	`rgb(48, 99, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 38.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 35%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 52%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 16%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.16, -21.47, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.16, 21.81, 169.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.241, 10.176, 9.764)`
Decimal	`3171155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #306353, 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 #306353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#306353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #306353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #306353; }
.text { color: #306353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #306353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 99 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #306353, #305963); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #306353?: #306353 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #306353?: The RGB value is 48, 99, 83: 48 red, 99 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #306353?: The complementary color is #633040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #306353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.