What color is #344231?

#344231 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344231?

The RGB value is 52, 66, 49: 52 red, 66 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344231?

The complementary color is #3F3142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344231 color

#344231 rgb(52, 66, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #344231 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 25.9% green and 19.2% blue (52, 66, 49).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#344231 color codes

HEX	`#344231`
RGB	`rgb(52, 66, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 25.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 26%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.3, -9.59, 8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.3, 12.83, 138.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.919, 4.848, 3.634)`
Decimal	`3424817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344231, 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 #344231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #344231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344231; }
.text { color: #344231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 66 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344231, #314237); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #344231?: #344231 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344231?: The RGB value is 52, 66, 49: 52 red, 66 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344231?: The complementary color is #3F3142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.