What color is #334834?

#334834 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 #334834?

The RGB value is 51, 72, 52: 51 red, 72 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334834?

The complementary color is #483347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334834?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334834 color

#334834 rgb(51, 72, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #334834 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 28.2% green and 20.4% blue (51, 72, 52).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#334834 color codes

HEX	`#334834`
RGB	`rgb(51, 72, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 28.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 29%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 28%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.34, -12.94, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.34, 16.01, 143.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.302, 5.586, 4.1)`
Decimal	`3360820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334834, 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 #334834	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334834 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #334834 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334834; }
.text { color: #334834; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334834; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 72 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334834, #33483f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #334834?: #334834 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 #334834?: The RGB value is 51, 72, 52: 51 red, 72 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334834?: The complementary color is #483347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334834?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.