What color is #34601E?

#34601E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lincoln Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34601E?

The RGB value is 52, 96, 30: 52 red, 96 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34601E?

The complementary color is #4A1E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34601E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34601E color

#34601E rgb(52, 96, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #34601E is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 37.6% green and 11.8% blue (52, 96, 30).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 52% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#34601E color codes

HEX	`#34601E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 96, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 37.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 52%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 69%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 69%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, -28.41, 31.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 42.77, 131.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.833, 9.189, 2.694)`
Decimal	`3432478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34601E, 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 #34601E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34601E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #34601E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34601e; }
.text { color: #34601e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34601e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 96 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34601e, #1e6029); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #34601E?: #34601E is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lincoln Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34601E?: The RGB value is 52, 96, 30: 52 red, 96 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34601E?: The complementary color is #4A1E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34601E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.