What color is #344E37?

#344E37 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 #344E37?

The RGB value is 52, 78, 55: 52 red, 78 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344E37?

The complementary color is #4E344B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344E37 color

#344E37 rgb(52, 78, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #344E37 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 30.6% green and 21.6% blue (52, 78, 55).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#344E37 color codes

HEX	`#344E37`
RGB	`rgb(52, 78, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 30.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 29%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.53, -15.37, 10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.53, 18.64, 145.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.83, 6.454, 4.605)`
Decimal	`3427895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344E37, 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 #344E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #344E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344e37; }
.text { color: #344e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 78 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344e37, #344e44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #344E37?: #344E37 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 #344E37?: The RGB value is 52, 78, 55: 52 red, 78 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344E37?: The complementary color is #4E344B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.