What color is #344939?

#344939 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 #344939?

The RGB value is 52, 73, 57: 52 red, 73 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344939?

The complementary color is #493444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344939 color

#344939 rgb(52, 73, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #344939 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 28.6% green and 22.4% blue (52, 73, 57).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#344939 color codes

HEX	`#344939`
RGB	`rgb(52, 73, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 28.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 29%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 22%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.88, -12.06, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.88, 13.93, 149.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.537, 5.79, 4.749)`
Decimal	`3426617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344939, 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 #344939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #344939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344939; }
.text { color: #344939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 73 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344939, #344943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #344939?: #344939 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 #344939?: The RGB value is 52, 73, 57: 52 red, 73 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344939?: The complementary color is #493444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.