What color is #307F56?

#307F56 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 #307F56?

The RGB value is 48, 127, 86: 48 red, 127 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #307F56?

The complementary color is #7F3059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #307F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#307F56 color

#307F56 rgb(48, 127, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #307F56 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 49.8% green and 33.7% blue (48, 127, 86).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 45% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% 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).

#307F56 color codes

HEX	`#307F56`
RGB	`rgb(48, 127, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 49.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 45%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 62%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 32%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, -34.3, 15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 37.56, 155.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.487, 16.478, 11.43)`
Decimal	`3178326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #307F56, 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 #307F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#307F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #307F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #307f56; }
.text { color: #307f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #307f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 127 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #307f56, #307f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #307F56?: #307F56 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 #307F56?: The RGB value is 48, 127, 86: 48 red, 127 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #307F56?: The complementary color is #7F3059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #307F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.