What color is #30736D?

#30736D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30736D?

The RGB value is 48, 115, 109: 48 red, 115 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30736D?

The complementary color is #733036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30736D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30736D color

#30736D rgb(48, 115, 109)

Shades of teal

The hex color #30736D is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 45.1% green and 42.7% blue (48, 115, 109).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 41% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Green Sleeves (#39766C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#30736D color codes

HEX	`#30736D`
RGB	`rgb(48, 115, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 45.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 41%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 58%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 5%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.22, -22.69, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.22, 22.89, 187.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.109, 13.993, 16.633)`
Decimal	`3175277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30736D, 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 #30736D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#30736D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #30736D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30736d; }
.text { color: #30736d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30736d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 115 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30736d, #305873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #30736D?: #30736D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30736D?: The RGB value is 48, 115, 109: 48 red, 115 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30736D?: The complementary color is #733036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30736D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.