What color is #344F4B?

#344F4B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344F4B?

The RGB value is 52, 79, 75: 52 red, 79 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344F4B?

The complementary color is #4F3438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344F4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344F4B color

#344F4B rgb(52, 79, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #344F4B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 31% green and 29.4% blue (52, 79, 75).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#344F4B color codes

HEX	`#344F4B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 79, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 31%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 34%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.42, -11.2, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.42, 11.24, 184.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.482, 6.83, 7.685)`
Decimal	`3428171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344F4B, 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 #344F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344F4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #344F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344f4b; }
.text { color: #344f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 79 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344f4b, #34464f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #344F4B?: #344F4B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344F4B?: The RGB value is 52, 79, 75: 52 red, 79 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344F4B?: The complementary color is #4F3438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344F4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.