What color is #344A69?

#344A69 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Naval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344A69?

The RGB value is 52, 74, 105: 52 red, 74 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344A69?

The complementary color is #695334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344A69 color

#344A69 rgb(52, 74, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #344A69 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 29% green and 41.2% blue (52, 74, 105).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 34% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Naval Blue (#384B6B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#344A69 color codes

HEX	`#344A69`
RGB	`rgb(52, 74, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 29%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 34%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 50%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 30%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.99, 1.02, -20.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.99, 20.69, 272.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.414, 6.647, 14.307)`
Decimal	`3426921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344A69, 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 #344A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #344A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344a69; }
.text { color: #344a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 74 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344a69, #383469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #344A69?: #344A69 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Naval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344A69?: The RGB value is 52, 74, 105: 52 red, 74 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344A69?: The complementary color is #695334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.