What color is #343B0F?

#343B0F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343B0F?

The RGB value is 52, 59, 15: 52 red, 59 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343B0F?

The complementary color is #160F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343B0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343B0F color

#343B0F rgb(52, 59, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #343B0F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.1% green and 5.9% blue (52, 59, 15).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 59% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#343B0F color codes

HEX	`#343B0F`
RGB	`rgb(52, 59, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 59%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 75%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 75%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.31, -10.28, 25.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.31, 27.33, 112.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.066, 3.893, 1.042)`
Decimal	`3422991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343B0F, 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 #343B0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343B0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #343B0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343b0f; }
.text { color: #343b0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343b0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 59 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343b0f, #1e3b0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #343B0F?: #343B0F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343B0F?: The RGB value is 52, 59, 15: 52 red, 59 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343B0F?: The complementary color is #160F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343B0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.