What color is #334D4A?

#334D4A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334D4A?

The RGB value is 51, 77, 74: 51 red, 77 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334D4A?

The complementary color is #4D3336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334D4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334D4A color

#334D4A rgb(51, 77, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334D4A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 30.2% green and 29% blue (51, 77, 74).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#334D4A color codes

HEX	`#334D4A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 77, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 30.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 34%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.65, -10.62, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.65, 10.71, 187.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.255, 6.506, 7.456)`
Decimal	`3362122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334D4A, 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 #334D4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334D4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #334D4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334d4a; }
.text { color: #334d4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334d4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 77 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334d4a, #33434d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #334D4A?: #334D4A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334D4A?: The RGB value is 51, 77, 74: 51 red, 77 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334D4A?: The complementary color is #4D3336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334D4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.