What color is #334251?

#334251 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334251?

The RGB value is 51, 66, 81: 51 red, 66 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334251?

The complementary color is #514233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334251?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334251 color

#334251 rgb(51, 66, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334251 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 25.9% green and 31.8% blue (51, 66, 81).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#334251 color codes

HEX	`#334251`
RGB	`rgb(51, 66, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 25.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 37%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 19%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.28, -1.76, -10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.28, 11.11, 260.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.798, 5.194, 8.533)`
Decimal	`3359313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334251, 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 #334251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #334251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334251; }
.text { color: #334251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 66 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334251, #333351); }

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Questions

What color is #334251?: #334251 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334251?: The RGB value is 51, 66, 81: 51 red, 66 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334251?: The complementary color is #514233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334251?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.