Information about #343828 color

#343828 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#343828 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(52, 56, 40) — 20.4% red, 22% green, 15.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 6 / 78. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #343828 reads as a softly toned zesty chartreuse and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Graphite (#383428). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Canopy (#35332C) and El Paso (#39392C).

In RGB terms — rgb(52, 56, 40) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #343828: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #343828 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#343828 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#343828 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #343828

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Graphite color link
Graphite

#383428

Canopy color link
Canopy

#35332C

El Paso color link
El Paso

#39392C

Green Kelp color link
Green Kelp

#393D2A

Army color link
Army

#30342D

Earth Green color link
Earth Green

#2E342B

Icon color link
Icon

#2E382D

Banjul color link
Banjul

#34322D

Creole color link
Creole

#393227

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#343828
  • RGB52, 56, 40
  • CMYK2, 0, 6, 78
  • CSSrgb(52, 56, 40)
  • HSL75°, 17%, 19%
  • HSL Precise75°, 16.667%, 18.824%
  • HSV75°, 29%, 22%
  • HSB75°, 29%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.204, 0.220, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.204, 0.220, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.204, 0.220, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID343828
  • DECIMAL ID3422248
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01