What color is #345A38?

#345A38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345A38?

The RGB value is 52, 90, 56: 52 red, 90 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345A38?

The complementary color is #5A3456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345A38 color

#345A38 rgb(52, 90, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #345A38 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 35.3% green and 22% blue (52, 90, 56).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#345A38 color codes

HEX	`#345A38`
RGB	`rgb(52, 90, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 35.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 42%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 38%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.66, -21.66, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.66, 26.64, 144.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.786, 8.328, 5.043)`
Decimal	`3430968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345A38, 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 #345A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #345A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345a38; }
.text { color: #345a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 90 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345a38, #345a4b); }

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Questions

What color is #345A38?: #345A38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345A38?: The RGB value is 52, 90, 56: 52 red, 90 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345A38?: The complementary color is #5A3456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.