What color is #346F38?

#346F38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #346F38?

The RGB value is 52, 111, 56: 52 red, 111 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #346F38?

The complementary color is #6F346B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #346F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#346F38 color

#346F38 rgb(52, 111, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #346F38 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 43.5% green and 22% blue (52, 111, 56).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 36% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#346F38 color codes

HEX	`#346F38`
RGB	`rgb(52, 111, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 43.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 36%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 53%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 50%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.82, -31.81, 24.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.82, 40.33, 142.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.814, 12.384, 5.719)`
Decimal	`3436344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #346F38, 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 #346F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#346F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #346F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #346f38; }
.text { color: #346f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #346f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 111 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #346f38, #346f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #346F38?: #346F38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #346F38?: The RGB value is 52, 111, 56: 52 red, 111 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #346F38?: The complementary color is #6F346B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #346F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.