What color is #34604F?

#34604F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34604F?

The RGB value is 52, 96, 79: 52 red, 96 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34604F?

The complementary color is #603445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34604F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34604F color

#34604F rgb(52, 96, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #34604F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 37.6% green and 31% blue (52, 96, 79).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#34604F color codes

HEX	`#34604F`
RGB	`rgb(52, 96, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 37.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 30%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 46%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 18%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.22, -19.74, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.22, 20.36, 165.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.01, 9.66, 8.891)`
Decimal	`3432527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34604F, 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 #34604F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34604F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #34604F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34604f; }
.text { color: #34604f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34604f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 96 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34604f, #345b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #34604F?: #34604F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34604F?: The RGB value is 52, 96, 79: 52 red, 96 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34604F?: The complementary color is #603445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34604F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.