What color is #309F06?

#309F06 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #309F06?

The RGB value is 48, 159, 6: 48 red, 159 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #309F06?

The complementary color is #75069F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #309F06?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#309F06 color

#309F06 rgb(48, 159, 6)

Shades of green

The hex color #309F06 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 62.4% green and 2.4% blue (48, 159, 6).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 93% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 96% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grass Is Greener (#3F9B0B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#309F06 color codes

HEX	`#309F06`
RGB	`rgb(48, 159, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 62.4%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 93%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 96%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 96%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.5, -54.97, 58.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.5, 80.12, 133.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.649, 25.436, 4.363)`
Decimal	`3186438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #309F06, 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 #309F06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#309F06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	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 #309F06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #309f06; }
.text { color: #309f06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #309f06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 159 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #309f06, #069f28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #309F06?: #309F06 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #309F06?: The RGB value is 48, 159, 6: 48 red, 159 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #309F06?: The complementary color is #75069F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #309F06?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.