What color is #343600?

#343600 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343600?

The RGB value is 52, 54, 0: 52 red, 54 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343600?

The complementary color is #020036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343600 color

#343600 rgb(52, 54, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #343600 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 21.2% green and 0% blue (52, 54, 0).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

#343600 color codes

HEX	`#343600`
RGB	`rgb(52, 54, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 21.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 100%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.46, -8.25, 29.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.46, 30.89, 105.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.735, 3.368, 0.506)`
Decimal	`3421696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343600, 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 #343600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #343600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343600; }
.text { color: #343600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 54 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343600, #193600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #343600?: #343600 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343600?: The RGB value is 52, 54, 0: 52 red, 54 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343600?: The complementary color is #020036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.