What color is #344F22?

#344F22 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344F22?

The RGB value is 52, 79, 34: 52 red, 79 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344F22?

The complementary color is #3D224F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344F22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344F22 color

#344F22 rgb(52, 79, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #344F22 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 31% green and 13.3% blue (52, 79, 34).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 40% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#344F22 color codes

HEX	`#344F22`
RGB	`rgb(52, 79, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 31%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 40%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 57%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 57%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.49, -19.5, 23.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.49, 30.28, 130.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.501, 6.437, 2.518)`
Decimal	`3428130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344F22, 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 #344F22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344F22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #344F22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344f22; }
.text { color: #344f22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344f22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 79 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344f22, #224f27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #344F22?: #344F22 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344F22?: The RGB value is 52, 79, 34: 52 red, 79 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344F22?: The complementary color is #3D224F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344F22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.