What color is #344D42?

#344D42 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 #344D42?

The RGB value is 52, 77, 66: 52 red, 77 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344D42?

The complementary color is #4D343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344D42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344D42 color

#344D42 rgb(52, 77, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #344D42 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 30.2% green and 25.9% blue (52, 77, 66).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 19% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#344D42 color codes

HEX	`#344D42`
RGB	`rgb(52, 77, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 30.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 19%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 32%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 14%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.47, -12.31, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.47, 12.8, 164.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.053, 6.431, 6.128)`
Decimal	`3427650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344D42, 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 #344D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #344D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344d42; }
.text { color: #344d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 77 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344d42, #344b4d); }

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Questions

What color is #344D42?: #344D42 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 #344D42?: The RGB value is 52, 77, 66: 52 red, 77 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344D42?: The complementary color is #4D343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344D42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.