What color is #344E49?

#344E49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344E49?

The RGB value is 52, 78, 73: 52 red, 78 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344E49?

The complementary color is #4E3439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344E49?

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.

#344E49 color

#344E49 rgb(52, 78, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #344E49 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 30.6% green and 28.6% blue (52, 78, 73).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#344E49 color codes

HEX	`#344E49`
RGB	`rgb(52, 78, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 30.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 6%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.02, -11.13, -0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.02, 11.14, 181.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.343, 6.66, 7.306)`
Decimal	`3427913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344E49, 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 #344E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344E49 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 #344E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344e49; }
.text { color: #344e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 78 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344e49, #34464e); }

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Questions

What color is #344E49?: #344E49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344E49?: The RGB value is 52, 78, 73: 52 red, 78 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344E49?: The complementary color is #4E3439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344E49?: 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.