What color is #334B2F?

#334B2F 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 #334B2F?

The RGB value is 51, 75, 47: 51 red, 75 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334B2F?

The complementary color is #472F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334B2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334B2F color

#334B2F rgb(51, 75, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #334B2F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 29.4% green and 18.4% blue (51, 75, 47).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 23% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#334B2F color codes

HEX	`#334B2F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 75, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 29.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 23%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 37%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 37%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.26, -15.65, 13.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.26, 20.88, 138.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.394, 5.941, 3.604)`
Decimal	`3361583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334B2F, 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 #334B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #334B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334b2f; }
.text { color: #334b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 75 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334b2f, #2f4b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #334B2F?: #334B2F 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 #334B2F?: The RGB value is 51, 75, 47: 51 red, 75 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334B2F?: The complementary color is #472F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334B2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.