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#34895E Color

#34895E is rgb(52, 137, 94) in RGB, hsl(150, 45%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 31%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sea Foam Green (#2E8B57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#34895E
HEX#34895E
RGBrgb(52, 137, 94)
HSLhsl(150, 45%, 37%)
HSVhsv(150, 62%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 31%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.106 158.1)
LABlab(51.12% -34.71 15.23)
LCHlch(51.12% 37.91 156.31)

What #34895E 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 #34895E, 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.

#34895E Channel Values

How #34895E 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 137 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 45% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 62% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.3:1 vs white · 4.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #34895E 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #34895E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #34895E; 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 #34895E

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #34895E.

How #34895E 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#34895E
Protanopia#7F7F5E
Protanomaly#69835E
Deuteranopia#757560
Deuteranomaly#627E5F
Tritanopia#408585
Tritanomaly#3C8677
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #34895E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-34895e: #34895E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #34895E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-34895e': '#34895E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.204, green: 0.537, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_34895e">#34895E</color>
SVG fillfill="#34895E"

More Green Colors

#34895E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#34895E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #34895E?

#34895E is a dark green — rgb(52, 137, 94) in RGB and hsl(150, 45%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sea Foam Green (#2E8B57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #34895E?

#34895E is rgb(52, 137, 94) — red 52, green 137, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #34895E?

#34895E converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 31%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #34895E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #34895E scores 4.3:1 against white and 4.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #34895E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #34895E 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 5.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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