What color is #34D579?

#34D579 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Seaweed. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34D579?

The RGB value is 52, 213, 121: 52 red, 213 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34D579?

The complementary color is #D53490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34D579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34D579 color

#34D579 rgb(52, 213, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #34D579 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 83.5% green and 47.5% blue (52, 213, 121).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 66% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Seaweed (#18D17B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#34D579 color codes

HEX	`#34D579`
RGB	`rgb(52, 213, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 83.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 66%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 76%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 43%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.88, -60.76, 34.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.88, 69.66, 150.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.659, 49.696, 26.167)`
Decimal	`3462521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34D579, 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 #34D579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#34D579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	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 #34D579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34d579; }
.text { color: #34d579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34d579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 213 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34d579, #34d5c9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #34D579?: #34D579 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Seaweed. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34D579?: The RGB value is 52, 213, 121: 52 red, 213 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34D579?: The complementary color is #D53490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34D579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.