What color is #344122?

#344122 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 #344122?

The RGB value is 52, 65, 34: 52 red, 65 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344122?

The complementary color is #2F2241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344122?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344122 color

#344122 rgb(52, 65, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #344122 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 25.5% green and 13.3% blue (52, 65, 34).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#344122 color codes

HEX	`#344122`
RGB	`rgb(52, 65, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 25.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 48%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 48%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.64, -11.65, 17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.64, 20.76, 124.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.595, 4.626, 2.217)`
Decimal	`3424546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344122, 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 #344122	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344122 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #344122 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344122; }
.text { color: #344122; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344122; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 65 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344122, #244122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #344122?: #344122 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 #344122?: The RGB value is 52, 65, 34: 52 red, 65 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344122?: The complementary color is #2F2241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344122?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.