What color is #334E45?

#334E45 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 #334E45?

The RGB value is 51, 78, 69: 51 red, 78 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334E45?

The complementary color is #4E333C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334E45 color

#334E45 rgb(51, 78, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334E45 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 30.6% green and 27.1% blue (51, 78, 69).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#334E45 color codes

HEX	`#334E45`
RGB	`rgb(51, 78, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 30.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 12%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.84, -12.51, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.84, 12.68, 170.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.163, 6.582, 6.627)`
Decimal	`3362373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334E45, 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 #334E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #334E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334e45; }
.text { color: #334e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 78 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334e45, #334a4e); }

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Questions

What color is #334E45?: #334E45 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 #334E45?: The RGB value is 51, 78, 69: 51 red, 78 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334E45?: The complementary color is #4E333C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.