What color is #344230?

#344230 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344230?

The RGB value is 52, 66, 48: 52 red, 66 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344230?

The complementary color is #3E3042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344230?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344230 color

#344230 rgb(52, 66, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #344230 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 25.9% green and 18.8% blue (52, 66, 48).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 16% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#344230 color codes

HEX	`#344230`
RGB	`rgb(52, 66, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 25.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 16%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 27%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 27%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.27, -9.79, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.27, 13.4, 136.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.898, 4.84, 3.525)`
Decimal	`3424816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344230, 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 #344230	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344230 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #344230 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344230; }
.text { color: #344230; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344230; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 66 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344230, #304235); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #344230?: #344230 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344230?: The RGB value is 52, 66, 48: 52 red, 66 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344230?: The complementary color is #3E3042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344230?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.