What color is #34423D?

#34423D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34423D?

The RGB value is 52, 66, 61: 52 red, 66 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34423D?

The complementary color is #423439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34423D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34423D color

#34423D rgb(52, 66, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #34423D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 25.9% green and 23.9% blue (52, 66, 61).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 12% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#34423D color codes

HEX	`#34423D`
RGB	`rgb(52, 66, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 25.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 12%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 21%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.63, -6.89, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.63, 6.99, 170.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.206, 4.963, 5.15)`
Decimal	`3424829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34423D, 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 #34423D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34423D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #34423D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34423d; }
.text { color: #34423d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34423d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 66 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34423d, #344042); }

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Questions

What color is #34423D?: #34423D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34423D?: The RGB value is 52, 66, 61: 52 red, 66 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34423D?: The complementary color is #423439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34423D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.