What color is #343522?

#343522 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343522?

The RGB value is 52, 53, 34: 52 red, 53 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343522?

The complementary color is #232235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343522?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343522 color

#343522 rgb(52, 53, 34)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343522 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 20.8% green and 13.3% blue (52, 53, 34).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 22% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#343522 color codes

HEX	`#343522`
RGB	`rgb(52, 53, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 20.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 22%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 36%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 36%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.55, -4.22, 11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.55, 12.6, 109.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.978, 3.392, 2.011)`
Decimal	`3421474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343522, 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 #343522	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343522 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #343522 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343522; }
.text { color: #343522; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343522; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 53 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343522, #2b3522); }

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Questions

What color is #343522?: #343522 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343522?: The RGB value is 52, 53, 34: 52 red, 53 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343522?: The complementary color is #232235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343522?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.