What color is #36A734?

#36A734 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36A734?

The RGB value is 54, 167, 52: 54 red, 167 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36A734?

The complementary color is #A534A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36A734?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36A734 color

#36A734 rgb(54, 167, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #36A734 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 65.5% green and 20.4% blue (54, 167, 52).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 53% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Matt Green (#39AD48), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#36A734 color codes

HEX	`#36A734`
RGB	`rgb(54, 167, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 65.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 53%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 69%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 69%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, -53.85, 48.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 72.35, 138.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.959, 28.668, 7.941)`
Decimal	`3581748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36A734, 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 #36A734	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#36A734 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #36A734 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36a734; }
.text { color: #36a734; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36a734; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 167 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36a734, #34a76c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #36A734?: #36A734 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36A734?: The RGB value is 54, 167, 52: 54 red, 167 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36A734?: The complementary color is #A534A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36A734?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.