What color is #342E43?

#342E43 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342E43?

The RGB value is 52, 46, 67: 52 red, 46 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342E43?

The complementary color is #3D432E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342E43 color

#342E43 rgb(52, 46, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #342E43 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18% green and 26.3% blue (52, 46, 67).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 19% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#342E43 color codes

HEX	`#342E43`
RGB	`rgb(52, 46, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 19%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 31%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.4, 7.96, -12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.4, 14.54, 303.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.406, 3.089, 5.726)`
Decimal	`3419715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342E43, 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 #342E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #342E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342e43; }
.text { color: #342e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 46 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342e43, #3e2e43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #342E43?: #342E43 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342E43?: The RGB value is 52, 46, 67: 52 red, 46 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342E43?: The complementary color is #3D432E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.