What color is #34382E?

#34382E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34382E?

The RGB value is 52, 56, 46: 52 red, 56 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34382E?

The complementary color is #322E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34382E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34382E color

#34382E rgb(52, 56, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #34382E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 22% green and 18% blue (52, 56, 46).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 10% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#34382E color codes

HEX	`#34382E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 56, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 22%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 10%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 18%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.85, -3.94, 5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.85, 6.92, 124.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.323, 3.756, 3.134)`
Decimal	`3422254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34382E, 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 #34382E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34382E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #34382E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34382e; }
.text { color: #34382e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34382e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 56 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34382e, #2f382e); }

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Questions

What color is #34382E?: #34382E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34382E?: The RGB value is 52, 56, 46: 52 red, 56 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34382E?: The complementary color is #322E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34382E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.