What color is #343137?

#343137 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343137?

The RGB value is 52, 49, 55: 52 red, 49 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343137?

The complementary color is #343731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343137 color

#343137 rgb(52, 49, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343137 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 19.2% green and 21.6% blue (52, 49, 55).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 6% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#343137 color codes

HEX	`#343137`
RGB	`rgb(52, 49, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 19.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 6%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 11%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.84, 2.74, -3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.84, 4.3, 309.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.204, 3.203, 4.063)`
Decimal	`3420471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343137, 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 #343137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #343137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343137; }
.text { color: #343137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 49 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343137, #373137); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #343137?: #343137 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343137?: The RGB value is 52, 49, 55: 52 red, 49 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343137?: The complementary color is #343731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.