What color is #343827?

#343827 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 #343827?

The RGB value is 52, 56, 39: 52 red, 56 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343827?

The complementary color is #2B2738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343827?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343827 color

#343827 rgb(52, 56, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343827 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 22% green and 15.3% blue (52, 56, 39).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#343827 color codes

HEX	`#343827`
RGB	`rgb(52, 56, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 22%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 30%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.67, -5.29, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.67, 11.39, 117.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.197, 3.705, 2.466)`
Decimal	`3422247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343827, 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 #343827	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343827 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #343827 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343827; }
.text { color: #343827; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343827; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 56 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343827, #2c3827); }

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Questions

What color is #343827?: #343827 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 #343827?: The RGB value is 52, 56, 39: 52 red, 56 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343827?: The complementary color is #2B2738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343827?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.