What color is #344970?

#344970 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344970?

The RGB value is 52, 73, 112: 52 red, 73 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344970?

The complementary color is #705B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344970?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344970 color

#344970 rgb(52, 73, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #344970 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 28.6% green and 43.9% blue (52, 73, 112).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 37% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Interlude (#32496F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#344970 color codes

HEX	`#344970`
RGB	`rgb(52, 73, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 28.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 37%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 54%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 35%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.03, 4.06, -25.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.03, 25.34, 279.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.722, 6.665, 16.258)`
Decimal	`3426672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344970, 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 #344970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #344970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344970; }
.text { color: #344970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 73 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344970, #3d3470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #344970?: #344970 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344970?: The RGB value is 52, 73, 112: 52 red, 73 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344970?: The complementary color is #705B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344970?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.