What color is #34253C?

#34253C is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34253C?

The RGB value is 52, 37, 60: 52 red, 37 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34253C?

The complementary color is #2D3C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34253C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34253C color

#34253C rgb(52, 37, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #34253C is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 14.5% green and 23.5% blue (52, 37, 60).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#34253C color codes

HEX	`#34253C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 37, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 14.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 38%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 38%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.36, 12.3, -12.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.36, 17.21, 315.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.893, 2.379, 4.581)`
Decimal	`3417404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34253C, 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 #34253C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34253C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #34253C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34253c; }
.text { color: #34253c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34253c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 37 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34253c, #3c2538); }

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Questions

What color is #34253C?: #34253C is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34253C?: The RGB value is 52, 37, 60: 52 red, 37 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34253C?: The complementary color is #2D3C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34253C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.