Information about #344B56 color

#344B56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #344B56 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(52, 75, 86) — 20.4% red, 29.4% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 4 / 0 / 66. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#344B56 presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Iron Head Flower (#344D56). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Explorer (#374E59) and Espirit (#354E51).

The recipe behind #344B56 is rgb(52, 75, 86), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #344B56 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#344B56 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#344B56 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #344B56

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Explorer color link
Explorer

#374E59

Espirit color link
Espirit

#354E51

Ivanhoe color link
Ivanhoe

#3B4C57

Wind Talker color link
Wind Talker

#3A4859

Limed Spruce color link
Limed Spruce

#394851

Blue Dianne color link
Blue Dianne

#35514F

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Charcoal color link
Charcoal

#36454F

Atomic color link
Atomic

#3D4B52

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#344B56
  • RGB52, 75, 86
  • CMYK13, 4, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(52, 75, 86)
  • HSL199°, 25%, 27%
  • HSL Precise199.412°, 24.638%, 27.059%
  • HSV199°, 40%, 34%
  • HSB199°, 40%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.204, 0.294, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.204, 0.294, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.204, 0.294, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID344B56
  • DECIMAL ID3427158
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01