What color is #343E36?

#343E36 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 #343E36?

The RGB value is 52, 62, 54: 52 red, 62 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343E36?

The complementary color is #3E343C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343E36 color

#343E36 rgb(52, 62, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343E36 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 24.3% green and 21.2% blue (52, 62, 54).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 9% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#343E36 color codes

HEX	`#343E36`
RGB	`rgb(52, 62, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 24.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 9%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 16%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 13%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.08, -6.03, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.08, 7, 149.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.805, 4.442, 4.146)`
Decimal	`3423798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343E36, 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 #343E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #343E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343e36; }
.text { color: #343e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 62 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343e36, #343e3b); }

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Questions

What color is #343E36?: #343E36 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 #343E36?: The RGB value is 52, 62, 54: 52 red, 62 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343E36?: The complementary color is #3E343C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.