What color is #334555?

#334555 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334555?

The RGB value is 51, 69, 85: 51 red, 69 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334555?

The complementary color is #554333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334555 color

#334555 rgb(51, 69, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334555 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 27.1% green and 33.3% blue (51, 69, 85).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#334555 color codes

HEX	`#334555`
RGB	`rgb(51, 69, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 27.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 40%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 19%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.42, -2.48, -11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.42, 12.08, 258.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.133, 5.616, 9.406)`
Decimal	`3360085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334555, 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 #334555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #334555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334555; }
.text { color: #334555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 69 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334555, #333455); }

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Questions

What color is #334555?: #334555 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334555?: The RGB value is 51, 69, 85: 51 red, 69 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334555?: The complementary color is #554333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.