What color is #334D41?

#334D41 is a dark, grayish spring green known as Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pine Needle?

The RGB value is 51, 77, 65: 51 red, 77 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pine Needle?

The complementary color is #4D333F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pine Needle color: hex code #334D41

#334D41 rgb(51, 77, 65)

Shades of green

Pine Needle has the hex code #334D41. It is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 30.2% green and 25.5% blue (51, 77, 65).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 70% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

Pine Needle (#334D41) color codes

HEX	`#334D41`
RGB	`rgb(51, 77, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 30.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 34%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 16%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.38, -12.92, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.38, 13.52, 162.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.973, 6.393, 5.972)`
Decimal	`3362113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pine Needle, 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 #334D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #334D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334d41; }
.text { color: #334d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 77 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334d41, #334c4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #334D41 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #334D41?: #334D41 is a dark, grayish spring green known as Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pine Needle?: The RGB value is 51, 77, 65: 51 red, 77 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pine Needle?: The complementary color is #4D333F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.