What color is #307F55?

#307F55 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #307F55?

The RGB value is 48, 127, 85: 48 red, 127 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #307F55?

The complementary color is #7F305A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #307F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#307F55 color

#307F55 rgb(48, 127, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #307F55 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 49.8% green and 33.3% blue (48, 127, 85).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 45% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#307F55 color codes

HEX	`#307F55`
RGB	`rgb(48, 127, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 49.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 45%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 62%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 33%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.57, -34.52, 15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.57, 37.98, 155.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.447, 16.462, 11.219)`
Decimal	`3178325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #307F55, 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 #307F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#307F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #307F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #307f55; }
.text { color: #307f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #307f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 127 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #307f55, #307f7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #307F55?: #307F55 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #307F55?: The RGB value is 48, 127, 85: 48 red, 127 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #307F55?: The complementary color is #7F305A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #307F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.