What color is #344B44?

#344B44 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 #344B44?

The RGB value is 52, 75, 68: 52 red, 75 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344B44?

The complementary color is #4B343B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344B44 color

#344B44 rgb(52, 75, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #344B44 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 29.4% green and 26.7% blue (52, 75, 68).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#344B44 color codes

HEX	`#344B44`
RGB	`rgb(52, 75, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 29.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 31%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 9%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.86, -10.64, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.86, 10.72, 172.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.975, 6.179, 6.398)`
Decimal	`3427140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344B44, 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 #344B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #344B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344b44; }
.text { color: #344b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 75 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344b44, #34464b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #344B44?: #344B44 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 #344B44?: The RGB value is 52, 75, 68: 52 red, 75 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344B44?: The complementary color is #4B343B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.