What color is #34863C?

#34863C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34863C?

The RGB value is 52, 134, 60: 52 red, 134 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34863C?

The complementary color is #86347E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34863C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34863C color

#34863C rgb(52, 134, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #34863C is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 52.5% green and 23.5% blue (52, 134, 60).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 44% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Resplendent Growth (#3D8B37), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#34863C color codes

HEX	`#34863C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 134, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 52.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 44%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 61%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 55%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.62, -41.01, 32.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.62, 52.18, 141.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.756, 18.106, 7.202)`
Decimal	`3442236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34863C, 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 #34863C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#34863C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	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 #34863C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34863c; }
.text { color: #34863c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34863c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 134 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34863c, #348665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #34863C?: #34863C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34863C?: The RGB value is 52, 134, 60: 52 red, 134 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34863C?: The complementary color is #86347E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34863C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.