What color is #34885C?

#34885C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34885C?

The RGB value is 52, 136, 92: 52 red, 136 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34885C?

The complementary color is #883460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34885C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34885C color

#34885C rgb(52, 136, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #34885C is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 53.3% green and 36.1% blue (52, 136, 92).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 45% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#34885C color codes

HEX	`#34885C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 136, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 53.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 45%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 62%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 32%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, -36.12, 16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 39.62, 155.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.151, 19.11, 13.171)`
Decimal	`3442780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34885C, 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 #34885C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#34885C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #34885C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34885c; }
.text { color: #34885c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34885c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 136 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34885c, #348886); }

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Questions

What color is #34885C?: #34885C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34885C?: The RGB value is 52, 136, 92: 52 red, 136 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34885C?: The complementary color is #883460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34885C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.