What color is #04342E?

#04342E is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #04342E?

The RGB value is 4, 52, 46: 4 red, 52 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04342E?

The complementary color is #34040A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04342E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04342E color

#04342E rgb(4, 52, 46)

Shades of teal

The hex color #04342E is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 20.4% green and 18% blue (4, 52, 46).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 86% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#04342E color codes

HEX	`#04342E`
RGB	`rgb(4, 52, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 20.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 86%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 92%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 12%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.71, -17.05, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.71, 17.06, 182.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.771, 2.679, 3.008)`
Decimal	`275502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04342E, 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 #04342E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04342E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #04342E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04342e; }
.text { color: #04342e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04342e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 52 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04342e, #042234); }

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Questions

What color is #04342E?: #04342E is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04342E?: The RGB value is 4, 52, 46: 4 red, 52 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04342E?: The complementary color is #34040A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04342E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.