What color is #334A49?

#334A49 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 #334A49?

The RGB value is 51, 74, 73: 51 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334A49?

The complementary color is #4A3334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334A49 color

#334A49 rgb(51, 74, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334A49 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 29% green and 28.6% blue (51, 74, 73).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#334A49 color codes

HEX	`#334A49`
RGB	`rgb(51, 74, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 29%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 31%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 1%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.62, -9.08, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.62, 9.36, 194.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.016, 6.082, 7.212)`
Decimal	`3361353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334A49, 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 #334A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #334A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334a49; }
.text { color: #334a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 74 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334a49, #33404a); }

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Questions

What color is #334A49?: #334A49 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 #334A49?: The RGB value is 51, 74, 73: 51 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334A49?: The complementary color is #4A3334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.