What color is #343C0B?

#343C0B 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 #343C0B?

The RGB value is 52, 60, 11: 52 red, 60 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343C0B?

The complementary color is #130B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343C0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343C0B color

#343C0B rgb(52, 60, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #343C0B is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.5% green and 4.3% blue (52, 60, 11).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 69% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#343C0B color codes

HEX	`#343C0B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 60, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 69%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 82%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 82%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.63, -11.18, 27.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.63, 29.71, 112.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.093, 3.986, 0.923)`
Decimal	`3423243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343C0B, 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 #343C0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343C0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #343C0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343c0b; }
.text { color: #343c0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343c0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 60 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343c0b, #1c3c0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #343C0B?: #343C0B 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 #343C0B?: The RGB value is 52, 60, 11: 52 red, 60 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343C0B?: The complementary color is #130B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343C0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.