Palettes / Colors / #304530

#304530 — Deep Dusty Green

#304530 is a green color we call Deep Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #304530 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#304530 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #453045; it also sits naturally between #3B4530 and #30453B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 19% · Green 27% · Blue 19%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 73%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #304530

.text { color: #304530; }
.background { background-color: #304530; }
.border { border: 3px solid #304530; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(48, 69, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 18%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #304530; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(48, 69, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #304530; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(48, 69, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#304530">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#304530">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #453045:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #304530: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #304530

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #304530 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #304530 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #30452F  ·  #304531 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #304530?

#304530 is Deep Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 48, 69, 48). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #304530?

#304530 is RGB 48, 69, 48 — HSL 120°, 18%, 23% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 30%, 73%.

What colors go with #304530?

Its complement is #453045; analogous partners are #3B4530 and #30453B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #304530 for text?

White text on #304530 has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.02:1.