What color is #346B36?

#346B36 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bucolic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #346B36?

The RGB value is 52, 107, 54: 52 red, 107 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #346B36?

The complementary color is #6B3469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #346B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#346B36 color

#346B36 rgb(52, 107, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #346B36 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 42% green and 21.2% blue (52, 107, 54).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 35% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bucolic (#1B6634), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#346B36 color codes

HEX	`#346B36`
RGB	`rgb(52, 107, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 42%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 35%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 51%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 50%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.43, -30.31, 24.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.43, 38.76, 141.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.339, 11.511, 5.324)`
Decimal	`3435318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #346B36, 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 #346B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#346B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #346B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #346b36; }
.text { color: #346b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #346b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 107 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #346b36, #346b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #346B36?: #346B36 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bucolic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #346B36?: The RGB value is 52, 107, 54: 52 red, 107 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #346B36?: The complementary color is #6B3469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #346B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.