What color is #344E73?

#344E73 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344E73?

The RGB value is 52, 78, 115: 52 red, 78 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344E73?

The complementary color is #735934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344E73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344E73 color

#344E73 rgb(52, 78, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #344E73 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 30.6% green and 45.1% blue (52, 78, 115).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 38% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Interlude (#32496F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#344E73 color codes

HEX	`#344E73`
RGB	`rgb(52, 78, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 30.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 38%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 55%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 32%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.74, 1.82, -24.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.74, 24.3, 274.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.234, 7.416, 17.267)`
Decimal	`3427955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344E73, 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 #344E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #344E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344e73; }
.text { color: #344e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 78 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344e73, #393473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #344E73?: #344E73 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344E73?: The RGB value is 52, 78, 115: 52 red, 78 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344E73?: The complementary color is #735934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344E73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.