What color is #343C2E?

#343C2E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343C2E?

The RGB value is 52, 60, 46: 52 red, 60 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343C2E?

The complementary color is #362E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343C2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343C2E color

#343C2E rgb(52, 60, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343C2E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.5% green and 18% blue (52, 60, 46).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 13% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#343C2E color codes

HEX	`#343C2E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 60, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 13%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 23%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 23%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.19, -6.49, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.19, 9.97, 130.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.525, 4.159, 3.201)`
Decimal	`3423278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343C2E, 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 #343C2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343C2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #343C2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343c2e; }
.text { color: #343c2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343c2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 60 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343c2e, #2e3c2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #343C2E?: #343C2E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343C2E?: The RGB value is 52, 60, 46: 52 red, 60 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343C2E?: The complementary color is #362E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343C2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.