What color is #334C28?

#334C28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334C28?

The RGB value is 51, 76, 40: 51 red, 76 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334C28?

The complementary color is #41284C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334C28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334C28 color

#334C28 rgb(51, 76, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #334C28 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 29.8% green and 15.7% blue (51, 76, 40).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#334C28 color codes

HEX	`#334C28`
RGB	`rgb(51, 76, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 29.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 47%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 47%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.48, -17.41, 18.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.48, 25.33, 133.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.333, 6.026, 2.942)`
Decimal	`3361832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334C28, 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 #334C28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334C28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #334C28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334c28; }
.text { color: #334c28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334c28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 76 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334c28, #284c2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #334C28?: #334C28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334C28?: The RGB value is 51, 76, 40: 51 red, 76 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334C28?: The complementary color is #41284C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334C28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.