What color is #344224?

#344224 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344224?

The RGB value is 52, 66, 36: 52 red, 66 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344224?

The complementary color is #322442, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344224?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344224 color

#344224 rgb(52, 66, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #344224 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 25.9% green and 14.1% blue (52, 66, 36).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 29% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#344224 color codes

HEX	`#344224`
RGB	`rgb(52, 66, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 25.9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 29%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 45%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 45%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.02, -11.93, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.02, 20.31, 125.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.683, 4.754, 2.392)`
Decimal	`3424804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344224, 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 #344224	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344224 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #344224 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344224; }
.text { color: #344224; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344224; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 66 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344224, #254224); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #344224?: #344224 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344224?: The RGB value is 52, 66, 36: 52 red, 66 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344224?: The complementary color is #322442, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344224?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.