What color is #343A27?

#343A27 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 #343A27?

The RGB value is 52, 58, 39: 52 red, 58 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343A27?

The complementary color is #2D273A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343A27 color

#343A27 rgb(52, 58, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343A27 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 22.7% green and 15.3% blue (52, 58, 39).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 20% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#343A27 color codes

HEX	`#343A27`
RGB	`rgb(52, 58, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 22.7%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 20%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 33%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 33%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.35, -6.56, 11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.35, 12.81, 120.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.295, 3.903, 2.499)`
Decimal	`3422759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343A27, 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 #343A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #343A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343a27; }
.text { color: #343a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 58 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343a27, #2b3a27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #343A27?: #343A27 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 #343A27?: The RGB value is 52, 58, 39: 52 red, 58 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343A27?: The complementary color is #2D273A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.