What color is #345141?

#345141 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345141?

The RGB value is 52, 81, 65: 52 red, 81 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345141?

The complementary color is #513444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345141 color

#345141 rgb(52, 81, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #345141 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 31.8% green and 25.5% blue (52, 81, 65).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#345141 color codes

HEX	`#345141`
RGB	`rgb(52, 81, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 31.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 36%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 20%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.8, -14.86, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.8, 16.03, 157.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.312, 6.996, 6.071)`
Decimal	`3428673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345141, 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 #345141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #345141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345141; }
.text { color: #345141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 81 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345141, #34514f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #345141?: #345141 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345141?: The RGB value is 52, 81, 65: 52 red, 81 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345141?: The complementary color is #513444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.