What color is #344534?

#344534 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344534?

The RGB value is 52, 69, 52: 52 red, 69 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344534?

The complementary color is #453445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344534?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344534 color

#344534 rgb(52, 69, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #344534 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 27.1% green and 20.4% blue (52, 69, 52).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#344534 color codes

HEX	`#344534`
RGB	`rgb(52, 69, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 27.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 25%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 25%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.39, -10.77, 8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.39, 13.48, 143.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.164, 5.234, 4.039)`
Decimal	`3425588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344534, 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 #344534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #344534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344534; }
.text { color: #344534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 69 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344534, #34453c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #344534?: #344534 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344534?: The RGB value is 52, 69, 52: 52 red, 69 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344534?: The complementary color is #453445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344534?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.