What color is #343F22?

#343F22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343F22?

The RGB value is 52, 63, 34: 52 red, 63 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343F22?

The complementary color is #2D223F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343F22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343F22 color

#343F22 rgb(52, 63, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #343F22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 24.7% green and 13.3% blue (52, 63, 34).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 30% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#343F22 color codes

HEX	`#343F22`
RGB	`rgb(52, 63, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 24.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 30%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 46%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 46%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.95, -10.46, 16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.95, 19.38, 122.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.482, 4.401, 2.179)`
Decimal	`3424034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343F22, 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 #343F22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343F22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #343F22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343f22; }
.text { color: #343f22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343f22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 63 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343f22, #253f22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #343F22?: #343F22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343F22?: The RGB value is 52, 63, 34: 52 red, 63 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343F22?: The complementary color is #2D223F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343F22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.