What color is #344838?

#344838 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 #344838?

The RGB value is 52, 72, 56: 52 red, 72 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344838?

The complementary color is #483444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344838 color

#344838 rgb(52, 72, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #344838 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 28.2% green and 22% blue (52, 72, 56).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#344838 color codes

HEX	`#344838`
RGB	`rgb(52, 72, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 28.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 28%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 22%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.51, -11.69, 7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.51, 13.68, 148.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.447, 5.65, 4.597)`
Decimal	`3426360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344838, 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 #344838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #344838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344838; }
.text { color: #344838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 72 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344838, #344842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #344838?: #344838 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 #344838?: The RGB value is 52, 72, 56: 52 red, 72 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344838?: The complementary color is #483444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.