What color is #334645?

#334645 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334645?

The RGB value is 51, 70, 69: 51 red, 70 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334645?

The complementary color is #463334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334645?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334645 color

#334645 rgb(51, 70, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334645 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 27.5% green and 27.1% blue (51, 70, 69).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#334645 color codes

HEX	`#334645`
RGB	`rgb(51, 70, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 27.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 27%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.15, -7.71, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.15, 7.92, 193.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.629, 5.514, 6.449)`
Decimal	`3360325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334645, 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 #334645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #334645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334645; }
.text { color: #334645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 70 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334645, #333e46); }

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Questions

What color is #334645?: #334645 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334645?: The RGB value is 51, 70, 69: 51 red, 70 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334645?: The complementary color is #463334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334645?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.