What color is #344E4C?

#344E4C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344E4C?

The RGB value is 52, 78, 76: 52 red, 78 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344E4C?

The complementary color is #4E3436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344E4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344E4C color

#344E4C rgb(52, 78, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #344E4C is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 30.6% green and 29.8% blue (52, 78, 76).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#344E4C color codes

HEX	`#344E4C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 78, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 30.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 3%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.11, -10.34, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.11, 10.53, 190.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.445, 6.7, 7.842)`
Decimal	`3427916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344E4C, 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 #344E4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344E4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #344E4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344e4c; }
.text { color: #344e4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344e4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 78 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344e4c, #34434e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #344E4C?: #344E4C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344E4C?: The RGB value is 52, 78, 76: 52 red, 78 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344E4C?: The complementary color is #4E3436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344E4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.