What color is #334937?

#334937 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 #334937?

The RGB value is 51, 73, 55: 51 red, 73 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334937?

The complementary color is #493345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334937 color

#334937 rgb(51, 73, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #334937 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 28.6% green and 21.6% blue (51, 73, 55).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#334937 color codes

HEX	`#334937`
RGB	`rgb(51, 73, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 28.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 30%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.76, -12.89, 8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.76, 15.21, 147.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.437, 5.745, 4.489)`
Decimal	`3361079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334937, 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 #334937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #334937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334937; }
.text { color: #334937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 73 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334937, #334942); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #334937?: #334937 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 #334937?: The RGB value is 51, 73, 55: 51 red, 73 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334937?: The complementary color is #493345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.