What color is #343434?

#343434 is a dark gray known as Jet Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jet Black?

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

What is the complementary color of Jet Black?

The complementary color is #343434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jet Black color: hex code #343434

#343434 rgb(52, 52, 52)

Shades of gray

Jet Black has the hex code #343434. It is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

Jet Black (#343434) color codes

HEX	`#343434`
RGB	`rgb(52, 52, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 20.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.7, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.7, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.264, 3.434, 3.739)`
Decimal	`3421236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jet Black, 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 #343434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #343434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343434; }
.text { color: #343434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 52 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343434, #343434); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #343434 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #343434?: #343434 is a dark gray known as Jet Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jet Black?: The RGB value is 52, 52, 52: 52 red, 52 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jet Black?: The complementary color is #343434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.