What color is #348747?

#348747 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #348747?

The RGB value is 52, 135, 71: 52 red, 135 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #348747?

The complementary color is #873474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #348747?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#348747 color

#348747 rgb(52, 135, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #348747 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 52.9% green and 27.8% blue (52, 135, 71).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 44% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Underclover (#428C49), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#348747 color codes

HEX	`#348747`
RGB	`rgb(52, 135, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 52.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 44%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 61%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 47%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, -39.71, 27.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 48.05, 145.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.217, 18.512, 8.942)`
Decimal	`3442503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #348747, 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 #348747	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#348747 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #348747 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #348747; }
.text { color: #348747; }
.border { border: 2px solid #348747; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 135 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #348747, #348771); }

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Questions

What color is #348747?: #348747 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #348747?: The RGB value is 52, 135, 71: 52 red, 135 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #348747?: The complementary color is #873474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #348747?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.