What color is #334343?

#334343 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334343?

The RGB value is 51, 67, 67: 51 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334343?

The complementary color is #433333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334343 color

#334343 rgb(51, 67, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #334343 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 26.3% green and 26.3% blue (51, 67, 67).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 14% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#334343 color codes

HEX	`#334343`
RGB	`rgb(51, 67, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 26.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 14%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 24%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.08, -6.37, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.08, 6.71, 198.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.385, 5.123, 6.067)`
Decimal	`3359555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334343, 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 #334343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #334343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334343; }
.text { color: #334343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 67 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334343, #333b43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #334343?: #334343 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334343?: The RGB value is 51, 67, 67: 51 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334343?: The complementary color is #433333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.