What color is #345B38?

#345B38 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 #345B38?

The RGB value is 52, 91, 56: 52 red, 91 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345B38?

The complementary color is #5B3457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345B38 color

#345B38 rgb(52, 91, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #345B38 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 35.7% green and 22% blue (52, 91, 56).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#345B38 color codes

HEX	`#345B38`
RGB	`rgb(52, 91, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 35.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 38%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35, -22.17, 15.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35, 27.32, 144.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.871, 8.497, 5.071)`
Decimal	`3431224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345B38, 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 #345B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #345B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345b38; }
.text { color: #345b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 91 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345b38, #345b4c); }

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Questions

What color is #345B38?: #345B38 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 #345B38?: The RGB value is 52, 91, 56: 52 red, 91 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345B38?: The complementary color is #5B3457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.