What color is #344439?

#344439 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344439?

The RGB value is 52, 68, 57: 52 red, 68 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344439?

The complementary color is #44343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344439?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344439 color

#344439 rgb(52, 68, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #344439 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 26.7% green and 22.4% blue (52, 68, 57).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#344439 color codes

HEX	`#344439`
RGB	`rgb(52, 68, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 26.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 24%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.18, -9.07, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.18, 10.16, 153.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.222, 5.16, 4.644)`
Decimal	`3425337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344439, 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 #344439	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344439 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #344439 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344439; }
.text { color: #344439; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344439; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 68 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344439, #344441); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #344439?: #344439 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344439?: The RGB value is 52, 68, 57: 52 red, 68 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344439?: The complementary color is #44343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344439?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.