What color is #344C36?

#344C36 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344C36?

The RGB value is 52, 76, 54: 52 red, 76 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344C36?

The complementary color is #4C344A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344C36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344C36 color

#344C36 rgb(52, 76, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #344C36 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 29.8% green and 21.2% blue (52, 76, 54).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 19% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#344C36 color codes

HEX	`#344C36`
RGB	`rgb(52, 76, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 29.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 19%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 32%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 29%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.83, -14.44, 10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.83, 17.68, 144.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.666, 6.165, 4.433)`
Decimal	`3427382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344C36, 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 #344C36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344C36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #344C36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344c36; }
.text { color: #344c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344c36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 76 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344c36, #344c42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #344C36?: #344C36 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344C36?: The RGB value is 52, 76, 54: 52 red, 76 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344C36?: The complementary color is #4C344A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344C36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.