What color is #343B2B?

#343B2B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343B2B?

The RGB value is 52, 59, 43: 52 red, 59 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343B2B?

The complementary color is #322B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343B2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343B2B color

#343B2B rgb(52, 59, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343B2B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.1% green and 16.9% blue (52, 59, 43).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 16% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#343B2B color codes

HEX	`#343B2B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 59, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 16%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 27%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 27%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.78, -6.45, 8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.78, 11.05, 125.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.416, 4.032, 2.883)`
Decimal	`3423019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343B2B, 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 #343B2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343B2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #343B2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343b2b; }
.text { color: #343b2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343b2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 59 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343b2b, #2c3b2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #343B2B?: #343B2B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343B2B?: The RGB value is 52, 59, 43: 52 red, 59 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343B2B?: The complementary color is #322B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343B2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.