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#308271 Color

#308271 is rgb(48, 130, 113) in RGB, hsl(168, 46%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 13%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Viridian (#40826D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#308271
HEX#308271
RGBrgb(48, 130, 113)
HSLhsl(168, 46%, 35%)
HSVhsv(168, 63%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 13%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.084 176.9)
LABlab(49.08% -29.19 1.49)
LCHlch(49.08% 29.22 177.08)

What #308271 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 #308271, 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.

#308271 Channel Values

How #308271 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 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 46% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 63% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.61:1 vs white · 4.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #308271 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 text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #308271 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #308271

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #308271; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #308271

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 #308271.

How #308271 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#308271
Protanopia#797971
Protanomaly#637D71
Deuteranopia#6F6F73
Deuteranomaly#5C7772
Tritanopia#368080
Tritanomaly#34817A
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #308271 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-308271: #308271;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #308271;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-308271': '#308271' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.510, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_308271">#308271</color>
SVG fillfill="#308271"

More Green Colors

#308271 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#308271 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #308271?

#308271 is a dark green — rgb(48, 130, 113) in RGB and hsl(168, 46%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Viridian (#40826D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.38.

What is the RGB value of #308271?

#308271 is rgb(48, 130, 113) — red 48, green 130, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #308271?

#308271 converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 13%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #308271 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #308271 scores 4.61:1 against white and 4.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #308271 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #308271 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 10.59, which is visibly different.

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