What color is #345142?

#345142 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 #345142?

The RGB value is 52, 81, 66: 52 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345142?

The complementary color is #513443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345142 color

#345142 rgb(52, 81, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #345142 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 31.8% green and 25.9% blue (52, 81, 66).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#345142 color codes

HEX	`#345142`
RGB	`rgb(52, 81, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 31.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 36%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 19%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.83, -14.62, 5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.83, 15.59, 159.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.342, 7.008, 6.224)`
Decimal	`3428674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345142, 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 #345142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #345142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345142; }
.text { color: #345142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 81 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345142, #345151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #345142?: #345142 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 #345142?: The RGB value is 52, 81, 66: 52 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345142?: The complementary color is #513443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.