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#308221 Color

#308221 is rgb(48, 130, 33) in RGB, hsl(111, 60%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 75%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xbox Green (#0E7A0D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#308221
HEX#308221
RGBrgb(48, 130, 33)
HSLhsl(111, 60%, 32%)
HSVhsv(111, 75%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 75%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.153 140.9)
LABlab(47.95% -39.91 41.90)
LCHlch(47.95% 57.86 133.61)

What #308221 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #308221, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#308221 Channel Values

How #308221 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 48 · G 130 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 111° · S 60% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 111° · S 75% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.84:1 vs white · 4.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #308221 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #308221

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #308221; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #308221

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #308221.

How #308221 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#308221
Protanopia#797922
Protanomaly#637D22
Deuteranopia#6F6F27
Deuteranomaly#5C7725
Tritanopia#437B7B
Tritanomaly#3C7E63
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #308221 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-308221: #308221;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #308221;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-308221': '#308221' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.510, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_308221">#308221</color>
SVG fillfill="#308221"

More Green Colors

#308221 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#308221 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #308221?

#308221 is a dark green — rgb(48, 130, 33) in RGB and hsl(111, 60%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xbox Green (#0E7A0D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #308221?

#308221 is rgb(48, 130, 33) — red 48, green 130, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #308221?

#308221 converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 75%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #308221 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #308221 scores 4.84:1 against white and 4.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #308221 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #308221 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 6.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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