What color is #334830?

#334830 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334830?

The RGB value is 51, 72, 48: 51 red, 72 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334830?

The complementary color is #453048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334830?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334830 color

#334830 rgb(51, 72, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #334830 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 28.2% green and 18.8% blue (51, 72, 48).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#334830 color codes

HEX	`#334830`
RGB	`rgb(51, 72, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 28.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 33%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 33%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.25, -13.75, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.25, 18.14, 139.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.216, 5.552, 3.645)`
Decimal	`3360816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334830, 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 #334830	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334830 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #334830 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334830; }
.text { color: #334830; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334830; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 72 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334830, #304839); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #334830?: #334830 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334830?: The RGB value is 51, 72, 48: 51 red, 72 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334830?: The complementary color is #453048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334830?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.