What color is #34956D?

#34956D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34956D?

The RGB value is 52, 149, 109: 52 red, 149 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34956D?

The complementary color is #95345C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34956D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34956D color

#34956D rgb(52, 149, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #34956D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 58.4% green and 42.7% blue (52, 149, 109).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 48% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#34956D color codes

HEX	`#34956D`
RGB	`rgb(52, 149, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 58.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 48%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 65%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 27%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.41, -38.06, 12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.41, 40.21, 161.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.922, 23.328, 18.181)`
Decimal	`3446125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34956D, 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 #34956D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#34956D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #34956D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34956d; }
.text { color: #34956d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34956d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 149 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34956d, #348d95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #34956D?: #34956D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34956D?: The RGB value is 52, 149, 109: 52 red, 149 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34956D?: The complementary color is #95345C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34956D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.