What color is #334253?

#334253 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334253?

The RGB value is 51, 66, 83: 51 red, 66 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334253?

The complementary color is #534433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334253 color

#334253 rgb(51, 66, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334253 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 25.9% green and 32.5% blue (51, 66, 83).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#334253 color codes

HEX	`#334253`
RGB	`rgb(51, 66, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 25.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 20%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.37, -1.15, -12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.37, 12.19, 264.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.874, 5.225, 8.934)`
Decimal	`3359315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334253, 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 #334253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #334253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334253; }
.text { color: #334253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 66 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334253, #343353); }

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Questions

What color is #334253?: #334253 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334253?: The RGB value is 51, 66, 83: 51 red, 66 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334253?: The complementary color is #534433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.