What color is #34453A?

#34453A 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 #34453A?

The RGB value is 52, 69, 58: 52 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34453A?

The complementary color is #45343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34453A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34453A color

#34453A rgb(52, 69, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #34453A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 27.1% green and 22.7% blue (52, 69, 58).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#34453A color codes

HEX	`#34453A`
RGB	`rgb(52, 69, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 27.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 25%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.55, -9.45, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.55, 10.44, 154.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.308, 5.292, 4.797)`
Decimal	`3425594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34453A, 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 #34453A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34453A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #34453A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34453a; }
.text { color: #34453a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34453a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 69 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34453a, #344543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #34453A?: #34453A 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 #34453A?: The RGB value is 52, 69, 58: 52 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34453A?: The complementary color is #45343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34453A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.