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#34743B Color

#34743B is rgb(52, 116, 59) in RGB, hsl(127, 38%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 49%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fern Green (#4F7942), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#34743B
HEX#34743B
RGBrgb(52, 116, 59)
HSLhsl(127, 38%, 33%)
HSVhsv(127, 55%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 49%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(50.2% 0.11 145.9)
LABlab(43.58% -31.28 24.87)
LCHlch(43.58% 39.96 141.51)

What #34743B 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 #34743B, 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.

#34743B Channel Values

How #34743B 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 52 · G 116 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 38% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 55% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.66:1 vs white · 3.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #34743B 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 text5.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #34743B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #34743B; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #34743B

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #34743B.

How #34743B 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#34743B
Protanopia#6C6C3B
Protanomaly#5B6F3B
Deuteranopia#64643E
Deuteranomaly#556B3D
Tritanopia#406F6F
Tritanomaly#3B715E
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #34743B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-34743b: #34743B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #34743B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-34743b': '#34743B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.204, green: 0.455, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_34743b">#34743B</color>
SVG fillfill="#34743B"

More Green Colors

#34743B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#34743B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #34743B?

#34743B is a dark green — rgb(52, 116, 59) in RGB and hsl(127, 38%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #34743B?

#34743B is rgb(52, 116, 59) — red 52, green 116, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #34743B?

#34743B converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 49%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #34743B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #34743B scores 5.66:1 against white and 3.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #34743B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #34743B 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 11.58, which is visibly different.

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