What color is #334736?

#334736 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334736?

The RGB value is 51, 71, 54: 51 red, 71 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334736?

The complementary color is #473344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334736?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334736 color

#334736 rgb(51, 71, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #334736 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 27.8% green and 21.2% blue (51, 71, 54).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#334736 color codes

HEX	`#334736`
RGB	`rgb(51, 71, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 27.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 28%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 24%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.05, -11.93, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.05, 14.22, 147.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.284, 5.476, 4.321)`
Decimal	`3360566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334736, 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 #334736	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334736 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #334736 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334736; }
.text { color: #334736; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334736; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 71 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334736, #334740); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #334736?: #334736 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334736?: The RGB value is 51, 71, 54: 51 red, 71 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334736?: The complementary color is #473344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334736?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.