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#334521 Color

#334521 is rgb(51, 69, 33) in RGB, hsl(90, 35%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 52%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rifle Green (#414833), visibly different at ΔE 10.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#334521
HEX#334521
RGBrgb(51, 69, 33)
HSLhsl(90, 35%, 20%)
HSVhsv(90, 52%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 52%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(36.5% 0.062 130.7)
LABlab(27.00% -12.96 19.21)
LCHlch(27.00% 23.17 124.00)

What #334521 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #334521, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#334521 Channel Values

How #334521 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 51 · G 69 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 90° · S 35% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 90° · S 52% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.43:1 vs white · 2.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #334521 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #334521

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #334521; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #334521

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #334521.

How #334521 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#334521
Protanopia#424221
Protanomaly#3D4321
Deuteranopia#404022
Deuteranomaly#3B4222
Tritanopia#374242
Tritanomaly#364337
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #334521 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-334521: #334521;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #334521;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-334521': '#334521' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.271, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_334521">#334521</color>
SVG fillfill="#334521"

More Green Colors

#334521 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#334521 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #334521?

#334521 is a dark green — rgb(51, 69, 33) in RGB and hsl(90, 35%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rifle Green (#414833), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.44.

What is the RGB value of #334521?

#334521 is rgb(51, 69, 33) — red 51, green 69, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #334521?

#334521 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 52%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #334521 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #334521 scores 10.43:1 against white and 2.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #334521 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #334521 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.26, which is visibly different.

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