What color is #30694B?

#30694B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30694B?

The RGB value is 48, 105, 75: 48 red, 105 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30694B?

The complementary color is #69304E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30694B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30694B color

#30694B rgb(48, 105, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #30694B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 41.2% green and 29.4% blue (48, 105, 75).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 37% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#30694B color codes

HEX	`#30694B`
RGB	`rgb(48, 105, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 41.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 37%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 54%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 29%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.98, -26.45, 11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.98, 28.76, 156.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.54, 11.239, 8.427)`
Decimal	`3172683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30694B, 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 #30694B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#30694B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #30694B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30694b; }
.text { color: #30694b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30694b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 105 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30694b, #306968); }

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Questions

What color is #30694B?: #30694B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30694B?: The RGB value is 48, 105, 75: 48 red, 105 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30694B?: The complementary color is #69304E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30694B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.