What color is #343046?

#343046 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343046?

The RGB value is 52, 48, 70: 52 red, 48 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343046?

The complementary color is #424630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343046?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343046 color

#343046 rgb(52, 48, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343046 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18.8% green and 27.5% blue (52, 48, 70).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 19% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#343046 color codes

HEX	`#343046`
RGB	`rgb(52, 48, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 19%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 31%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 31%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.16, 7.43, -13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.16, 15.01, 299.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.578, 3.286, 6.239)`
Decimal	`3420230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343046, 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 #343046	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343046 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #343046 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343046; }
.text { color: #343046; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343046; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 48 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343046, #3f3046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #343046?: #343046 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343046?: The RGB value is 52, 48, 70: 52 red, 48 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343046?: The complementary color is #424630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343046?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.