What color is #343141?

#343141 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 #343141?

The RGB value is 52, 49, 65: 52 red, 49 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343141?

The complementary color is #3E4131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343141 color

#343141 rgb(52, 49, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343141 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 19.2% green and 25.5% blue (52, 49, 65).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 14% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#343141 color codes

HEX	`#343141`
RGB	`rgb(52, 49, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 19.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 14%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 25%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.24, 5.33, -9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.24, 10.92, 299.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.468, 3.308, 5.456)`
Decimal	`3420481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343141, 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 #343141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #343141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343141; }
.text { color: #343141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 49 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343141, #3c3141); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #343141?: #343141 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 #343141?: The RGB value is 52, 49, 65: 52 red, 49 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343141?: The complementary color is #3E4131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.