What color is #334656?

#334656 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334656?

The RGB value is 51, 70, 86: 51 red, 70 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334656?

The complementary color is #564333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334656?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334656 color

#334656 rgb(51, 70, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334656 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 27.5% green and 33.7% blue (51, 70, 86).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#334656 color codes

HEX	`#334656`
RGB	`rgb(51, 70, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 27.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 41%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 19%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.79, -2.82, -11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.79, 12.24, 256.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.235, 5.756, 9.637)`
Decimal	`3360342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334656, 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 #334656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334656 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #334656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334656; }
.text { color: #334656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 70 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334656, #333556); }

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Questions

What color is #334656?: #334656 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334656?: The RGB value is 51, 70, 86: 51 red, 70 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334656?: The complementary color is #564333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334656?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.