What color is #346143?

#346143 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #346143?

The RGB value is 52, 97, 67: 52 red, 97 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #346143?

The complementary color is #613452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #346143?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#346143 color

#346143 rgb(52, 97, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #346143 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 38% green and 26.3% blue (52, 97, 67).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#346143 color codes

HEX	`#346143`
RGB	`rgb(52, 97, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 38%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 30%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 46%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 31%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.27, -23.03, 12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.27, 26.15, 151.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.704, 9.684, 6.825)`
Decimal	`3432771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #346143, 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 #346143	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#346143 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #346143 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #346143; }
.text { color: #346143; }
.border { border: 2px solid #346143; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 97 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #346143, #34615a); }

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Questions

What color is #346143?: #346143 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #346143?: The RGB value is 52, 97, 67: 52 red, 97 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #346143?: The complementary color is #613452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #346143?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.