What color is #343F39?

#343F39 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 #343F39?

The RGB value is 52, 63, 57: 52 red, 63 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343F39?

The complementary color is #3F343A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343F39 color

#343F39 rgb(52, 63, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343F39 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 24.7% green and 22.4% blue (52, 63, 57).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 10% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 75% 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 10.96:1).

#343F39 color codes

HEX	`#343F39`
RGB	`rgb(52, 63, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 24.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 10%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 17%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.5, -5.97, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.5, 6.35, 160.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.932, 4.58, 4.547)`
Decimal	`3424057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343F39, 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 #343F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #343F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343f39; }
.text { color: #343f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 63 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343f39, #343f3f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #343F39?: #343F39 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 #343F39?: The RGB value is 52, 63, 57: 52 red, 63 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343F39?: The complementary color is #3F343A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.