What color is #343C26?

#343C26 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343C26?

The RGB value is 52, 60, 38: 52 red, 60 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343C26?

The complementary color is #2E263C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343C26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343C26 color

#343C26 rgb(52, 60, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #343C26 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.5% green and 14.9% blue (52, 60, 38).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 22% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#343C26 color codes

HEX	`#343C26`
RGB	`rgb(52, 60, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 22%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 37%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 37%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24, -7.98, 12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24, 14.86, 122.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.382, 4.102, 2.447)`
Decimal	`3423270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343C26, 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 #343C26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343C26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #343C26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343c26; }
.text { color: #343c26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343c26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 60 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343c26, #293c26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #343C26?: #343C26 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343C26?: The RGB value is 52, 60, 38: 52 red, 60 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343C26?: The complementary color is #2E263C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343C26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.