What color is #34372B?

#34372B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34372B?

The RGB value is 52, 55, 43: 52 red, 55 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34372B?

The complementary color is #2E2B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34372B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34372B color

#34372B rgb(52, 55, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #34372B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 21.6% green and 16.9% blue (52, 55, 43).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 12% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#34372B color codes

HEX	`#34372B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 55, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 21.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 12%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 22%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.43, -3.9, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.43, 8.11, 118.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.218, 3.637, 2.817)`
Decimal	`3421995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34372B, 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 #34372B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34372B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #34372B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34372b; }
.text { color: #34372b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34372b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 55 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34372b, #2e372b); }

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Questions

What color is #34372B?: #34372B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34372B?: The RGB value is 52, 55, 43: 52 red, 55 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34372B?: The complementary color is #2E2B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34372B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.