What color is #334144?

#334144 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334144?

The RGB value is 51, 65, 68: 51 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334144?

The complementary color is #443633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334144 color

#334144 rgb(51, 65, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334144 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 25.5% green and 26.7% blue (51, 65, 68).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 14% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#334144 color codes

HEX	`#334144`
RGB	`rgb(51, 65, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 25.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 14%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 25%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 4%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.45, -4.84, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.45, 6.09, 217.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.299, 4.902, 6.187)`
Decimal	`3359044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334144, 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 #334144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #334144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334144; }
.text { color: #334144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 65 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334144, #333844); }

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Questions

What color is #334144?: #334144 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334144?: The RGB value is 51, 65, 68: 51 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334144?: The complementary color is #443633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.