What color is #334527?

#334527 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334527?

The RGB value is 51, 69, 39: 51 red, 69 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334527?

The complementary color is #392745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334527?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334527 color

#334527 rgb(51, 69, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #334527 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 27.1% green and 15.3% blue (51, 69, 39).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 28% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#334527 color codes

HEX	`#334527`
RGB	`rgb(51, 69, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 27.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 28%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 43%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 43%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.04, -13.64, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.04, 20.93, 130.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.859, 5.106, 2.701)`
Decimal	`3360039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334527, 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 #334527	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334527 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #334527 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334527; }
.text { color: #334527; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334527; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 69 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334527, #27452a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #334527?: #334527 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334527?: The RGB value is 51, 69, 39: 51 red, 69 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334527?: The complementary color is #392745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334527?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.