What color is #344644?

#344644 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344644?

The RGB value is 52, 70, 68: 52 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344644?

The complementary color is #463436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344644 color

#344644 rgb(52, 70, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #344644 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 27.5% green and 26.7% blue (52, 70, 68).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#344644 color codes

HEX	`#344644`
RGB	`rgb(52, 70, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 27.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 26%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.19, -7.6, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.19, 7.69, 188.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.649, 5.528, 6.29)`
Decimal	`3425860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344644, 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 #344644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #344644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344644; }
.text { color: #344644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 70 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344644, #343f46); }

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Questions

What color is #344644?: #344644 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344644?: The RGB value is 52, 70, 68: 52 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344644?: The complementary color is #463436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.