What color is #343A28?

#343A28 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 #343A28?

The RGB value is 52, 58, 40: 52 red, 58 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343A28?

The complementary color is #2E283A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343A28?

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.

#343A28 color

#343A28 rgb(52, 58, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343A28 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 22.7% green and 15.7% blue (52, 58, 40).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

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

#343A28 color codes

HEX	`#343A28`
RGB	`rgb(52, 58, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 22.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 31%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 31%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.37, -6.38, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.37, 12.18, 121.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.312, 3.909, 2.587)`
Decimal	`3422760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343A28, 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 #343A28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343A28 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 #343A28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343a28; }
.text { color: #343a28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343a28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 58 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343a28, #2b3a28); }

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Questions

What color is #343A28?: #343A28 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 #343A28?: The RGB value is 52, 58, 40: 52 red, 58 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343A28?: The complementary color is #2E283A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343A28?: 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.