What color is #334437?

#334437 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334437?

The RGB value is 51, 68, 55: 51 red, 68 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334437?

The complementary color is #443340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334437?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334437 color

#334437 rgb(51, 68, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334437 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 26.7% green and 21.6% blue (51, 68, 55).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 14% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#334437 color codes

HEX	`#334437`
RGB	`rgb(51, 68, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 26.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 14%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 25%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.06, -9.92, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.06, 11.44, 150.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.122, 5.114, 4.384)`
Decimal	`3359799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334437, 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 #334437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #334437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334437; }
.text { color: #334437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 68 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334437, #33443f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #334437?: #334437 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334437?: The RGB value is 51, 68, 55: 51 red, 68 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334437?: The complementary color is #443340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334437?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.