What color is #334644?

#334644 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334644?

The RGB value is 51, 70, 68: 51 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334644?

The complementary color is #463335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334644 color

#334644 rgb(51, 70, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334644 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 27.5% green and 26.7% blue (51, 70, 68).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#334644 color codes

HEX	`#334644`
RGB	`rgb(51, 70, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 27.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 27%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.12, -7.97, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.12, 8.07, 188.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.598, 5.501, 6.287)`
Decimal	`3360324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334644, 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 #334644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #334644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334644; }
.text { color: #334644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 70 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334644, #333e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #334644?: #334644 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334644?: The RGB value is 51, 70, 68: 51 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334644?: The complementary color is #463335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.