What color is #344A47?

#344A47 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 #344A47?

The RGB value is 52, 74, 71: 52 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344A47?

The complementary color is #4A3437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344A47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344A47 color

#344A47 rgb(52, 74, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #344A47 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 29% green and 27.8% blue (52, 74, 71).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#344A47 color codes

HEX	`#344A47`
RGB	`rgb(52, 74, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 29%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 30%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.62, -9.26, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.62, 9.31, 185.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.002, 6.082, 6.87)`
Decimal	`3426887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344A47, 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 #344A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #344A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344a47; }
.text { color: #344a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 74 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344a47, #34424a); }

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Questions

What color is #344A47?: #344A47 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 #344A47?: The RGB value is 52, 74, 71: 52 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344A47?: The complementary color is #4A3437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344A47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.