What color is #334A00?

#334A00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334A00?

The RGB value is 51, 74, 0: 51 red, 74 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334A00?

The complementary color is #17004A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334A00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334A00 color

#334A00 rgb(51, 74, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #334A00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 29% green and 0% blue (51, 74, 0).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Godzilla (#3C4D03), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#334A00 color codes

HEX	`#334A00`
RGB	`rgb(51, 74, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 29%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 100%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.38, -20.13, 36.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.38, 41.55, 118.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.814, 5.601, 0.88)`
Decimal	`3361280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334A00, 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 #334A00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334A00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #334A00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334a00; }
.text { color: #334a00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334a00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 74 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334a00, #0e4a00); }

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Questions

What color is #334A00?: #334A00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334A00?: The RGB value is 51, 74, 0: 51 red, 74 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334A00?: The complementary color is #17004A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334A00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.