What color is #343801?

#343801 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343801?

The RGB value is 52, 56, 1: 52 red, 56 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343801?

The complementary color is #050138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343801?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343801 color

#343801 rgb(52, 56, 1)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #343801 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 22% green and 0.4% blue (52, 56, 1).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 96% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 98% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#343801 color codes

HEX	`#343801`
RGB	`rgb(52, 56, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 22%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 96%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 98%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 98%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.16, -9.41, 30.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.16, 31.54, 107.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.836, 3.561, 0.567)`
Decimal	`3422209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343801, 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 #343801	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343801 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #343801 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343801; }
.text { color: #343801; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343801; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 56 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343801, #183801); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #343801?: #343801 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343801?: The RGB value is 52, 56, 1: 52 red, 56 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343801?: The complementary color is #050138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343801?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.