What color is #34693C?

#34693C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34693C?

The RGB value is 52, 105, 60: 52 red, 105 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34693C?

The complementary color is #693461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34693C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34693C color

#34693C rgb(52, 105, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #34693C is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 41.2% green and 23.5% blue (52, 105, 60).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 34% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#34693C color codes

HEX	`#34693C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 105, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 41.2%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 34%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 50%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 43%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.85, -28.35, 19.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.85, 34.69, 144.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.283, 11.159, 6.044)`
Decimal	`3434812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34693C, 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 #34693C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#34693C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #34693C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34693c; }
.text { color: #34693c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34693c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 105 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34693c, #346957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #34693C?: #34693C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34693C?: The RGB value is 52, 105, 60: 52 red, 105 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34693C?: The complementary color is #693461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34693C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.