What color is #306B39?

#306B39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bucolic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #306B39?

The RGB value is 48, 107, 57: 48 red, 107 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #306B39?

The complementary color is #6B3062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #306B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#306B39 color

#306B39 rgb(48, 107, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #306B39 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 42% green and 22.4% blue (48, 107, 57).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bucolic (#1B6634), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#306B39 color codes

HEX	`#306B39`
RGB	`rgb(48, 107, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 42%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 55%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 47%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.31, -31.01, 22.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.31, 38.18, 144.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.215, 11.439, 5.698)`
Decimal	`3173177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #306B39, 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 #306B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#306B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #306B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #306b39; }
.text { color: #306b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #306b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 107 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #306b39, #306b57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #306B39?: #306B39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bucolic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #306B39?: The RGB value is 48, 107, 57: 48 red, 107 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #306B39?: The complementary color is #6B3062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #306B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.