What color is #343245?

#343245 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343245?

The RGB value is 52, 50, 69: 52 red, 50 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343245?

The complementary color is #434532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343245?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343245 color

#343245 rgb(52, 50, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343245 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 19.6% green and 27.1% blue (52, 50, 69).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 16% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#343245 color codes

HEX	`#343245`
RGB	`rgb(52, 50, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 19.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 16%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 28%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.73, 5.76, -11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.73, 12.85, 296.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.631, 3.441, 6.102)`
Decimal	`3420741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343245, 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 #343245	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343245 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #343245 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343245; }
.text { color: #343245; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343245; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 50 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343245, #3d3245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #343245?: #343245 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343245?: The RGB value is 52, 50, 69: 52 red, 50 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343245?: The complementary color is #434532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343245?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.