What color is #334A42?

#334A42 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334A42?

The RGB value is 51, 74, 66: 51 red, 74 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334A42?

The complementary color is #4A333B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334A42 color

#334A42 rgb(51, 74, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334A42 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 29% green and 25.9% blue (51, 74, 66).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#334A42 color codes

HEX	`#334A42`
RGB	`rgb(51, 74, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 29%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 31%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 11%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.4, -10.91, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.4, 11.07, 170)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.797, 5.994, 6.057)`
Decimal	`3361346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334A42, 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 #334A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #334A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334a42; }
.text { color: #334a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 74 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334a42, #33464a); }

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Questions

What color is #334A42?: #334A42 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334A42?: The RGB value is 51, 74, 66: 51 red, 74 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334A42?: The complementary color is #4A333B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.