What color is #342F3F?

#342F3F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342F3F?

The RGB value is 52, 47, 63: 52 red, 47 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342F3F?

The complementary color is #3A3F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342F3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342F3F color

#342F3F rgb(52, 47, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #342F3F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18.4% green and 24.7% blue (52, 47, 63).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 15% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#342F3F color codes

HEX	`#342F3F`
RGB	`rgb(52, 47, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 15%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 25%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 25%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.53, 6.16, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.53, 11.12, 303.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.33, 3.122, 5.129)`
Decimal	`3419967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342F3F, 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 #342F3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342F3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #342F3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342f3f; }
.text { color: #342f3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342f3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 47 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342f3f, #3c2f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #342F3F?: #342F3F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342F3F?: The RGB value is 52, 47, 63: 52 red, 47 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342F3F?: The complementary color is #3A3F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342F3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.