What color is #344A87?

#344A87 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nautical. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344A87?

The RGB value is 52, 74, 135: 52 red, 74 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344A87?

The complementary color is #877134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344A87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344A87 color

#344A87 rgb(52, 74, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #344A87 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 29% green and 52.9% blue (52, 74, 135).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 44% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nautical (#2E4A7D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#344A87 color codes

HEX	`#344A87`
RGB	`rgb(52, 74, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 29%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 44%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 61%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 45%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.65, 11.57, -36.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.65, 38.56, 287.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.237, 7.376, 23.907)`
Decimal	`3426951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344A87, 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 #344A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344A87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #344A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344a87; }
.text { color: #344a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 74 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344a87, #483487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #344A87?: #344A87 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nautical. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344A87?: The RGB value is 52, 74, 135: 52 red, 74 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344A87?: The complementary color is #877134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344A87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.