What color is #334D3F?

#334D3F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334D3F?

The RGB value is 51, 77, 63: 51 red, 77 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334D3F?

The complementary color is #4D3341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334D3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334D3F color

#334D3F rgb(51, 77, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #334D3F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 30.2% green and 24.7% blue (51, 77, 63).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#334D3F color codes

HEX	`#334D3F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 77, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 30.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 34%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 18%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.33, -13.4, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.33, 14.36, 158.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.916, 6.37, 5.672)`
Decimal	`3362111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334D3F, 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 #334D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #334D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334d3f; }
.text { color: #334d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 77 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334d3f, #334d4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #334D3F?: #334D3F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334D3F?: The RGB value is 51, 77, 63: 51 red, 77 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334D3F?: The complementary color is #4D3341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334D3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.