What color is #34714F?

#34714F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34714F?

The RGB value is 52, 113, 79: 52 red, 113 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34714F?

The complementary color is #713456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34714F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34714F color

#34714F rgb(52, 113, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #34714F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 44.3% green and 31% blue (52, 113, 79).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 37% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#34714F color codes

HEX	`#34714F`
RGB	`rgb(52, 113, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 44.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 37%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 54%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 30%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.92, -28.35, 12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.92, 31.19, 155.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.732, 13.104, 9.465)`
Decimal	`3436879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34714F, 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 #34714F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#34714F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #34714F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34714f; }
.text { color: #34714f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34714f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 113 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34714f, #34716e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #34714F?: #34714F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34714F?: The RGB value is 52, 113, 79: 52 red, 113 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34714F?: The complementary color is #713456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34714F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.