What color is #344C39?

#344C39 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 #344C39?

The RGB value is 52, 76, 57: 52 red, 76 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344C39?

The complementary color is #4C3447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344C39 color

#344C39 rgb(52, 76, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #344C39 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 29.8% green and 22.4% blue (52, 76, 57).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 19% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#344C39 color codes

HEX	`#344C39`
RGB	`rgb(52, 76, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 29.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 19%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 32%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.9, -13.8, 8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.9, 16.16, 148.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.739, 6.194, 4.816)`
Decimal	`3427385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344C39, 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 #344C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #344C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344c39; }
.text { color: #344c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 76 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344c39, #344c45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #344C39?: #344C39 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 #344C39?: The RGB value is 52, 76, 57: 52 red, 76 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344C39?: The complementary color is #4C3447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.