What color is #344D51?

#344D51 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344D51?

The RGB value is 52, 77, 81: 52 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344D51?

The complementary color is #513834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344D51 color

#344D51 rgb(52, 77, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #344D51 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 30.2% green and 31.8% blue (52, 77, 81).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#344D51 color codes

HEX	`#344D51`
RGB	`rgb(52, 77, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 30.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 36%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 5%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.95, -8.35, -5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.95, 9.95, 212.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.555, 6.632, 8.77)`
Decimal	`3427665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344D51, 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 #344D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #344D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344d51; }
.text { color: #344d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 77 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344d51, #343e51); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #344D51?: #344D51 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344D51?: The RGB value is 52, 77, 81: 52 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344D51?: The complementary color is #513834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.