What color is #344137?

#344137 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 #344137?

The RGB value is 52, 65, 55: 52 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344137?

The complementary color is #41343E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344137 color

#344137 rgb(52, 65, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #344137 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 25.5% green and 21.6% blue (52, 65, 55).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 11% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% 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 10.73:1).

#344137 color codes

HEX	`#344137`
RGB	`rgb(52, 65, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 25.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 11%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 20%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 15%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.12, -7.68, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.12, 8.84, 150.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.996, 4.786, 4.327)`
Decimal	`3424567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344137, 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 #344137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #344137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344137; }
.text { color: #344137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 65 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344137, #34413d); }

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Questions

What color is #344137?: #344137 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 #344137?: The RGB value is 52, 65, 55: 52 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344137?: The complementary color is #41343E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.