What color is #343142?

#343142 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 #343142?

The RGB value is 52, 49, 66: 52 red, 49 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343142?

The complementary color is #3F4231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343142 color

#343142 rgb(52, 49, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343142 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 19.2% green and 25.9% blue (52, 49, 66).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% 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 12.62:1).

#343142 color codes

HEX	`#343142`
RGB	`rgb(52, 49, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 19.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 26%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.28, 5.61, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.28, 11.59, 298.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.498, 3.32, 5.61)`
Decimal	`3420482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343142, 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 #343142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	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 #343142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343142; }
.text { color: #343142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 49 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343142, #3c3142); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #343142?: #343142 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 #343142?: The RGB value is 52, 49, 66: 52 red, 49 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343142?: The complementary color is #3F4231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.