What color is #334F4B?

#334F4B 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 #334F4B?

The RGB value is 51, 79, 75: 51 red, 79 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334F4B?

The complementary color is #4F3337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334F4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334F4B color

#334F4B rgb(51, 79, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334F4B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 31% green and 29.4% blue (51, 79, 75).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#334F4B color codes

HEX	`#334F4B`
RGB	`rgb(51, 79, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 31%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.36, -11.54, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.36, 11.58, 184.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.431, 6.803, 7.682)`
Decimal	`3362635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334F4B, 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 #334F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334F4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #334F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334f4b; }
.text { color: #334f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 79 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334f4b, #33454f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #334F4B?: #334F4B 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 #334F4B?: The RGB value is 51, 79, 75: 51 red, 79 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334F4B?: The complementary color is #4F3337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334F4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.