What color is #344841?

#344841 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 #344841?

The RGB value is 52, 72, 65: 52 red, 72 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344841?

The complementary color is #48343B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344841?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344841 color

#344841 rgb(52, 72, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #344841 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 28.2% green and 25.5% blue (52, 72, 65).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#344841 color codes

HEX	`#344841`
RGB	`rgb(52, 72, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 28.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 28%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.76, -9.59, 1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.76, 9.73, 170.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.687, 5.746, 5.862)`
Decimal	`3426369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344841, 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 #344841	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344841 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #344841 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344841; }
.text { color: #344841; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344841; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 72 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344841, #344548); }

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Questions

What color is #344841?: #344841 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 #344841?: The RGB value is 52, 72, 65: 52 red, 72 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344841?: The complementary color is #48343B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344841?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.