What color is #34324A?

#34324A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34324A?

The RGB value is 52, 50, 74: 52 red, 50 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34324A?

The complementary color is #484A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34324A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34324A color

#34324A rgb(52, 50, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #34324A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 19.6% green and 29% blue (52, 50, 74).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 19% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#34324A color codes

HEX	`#34324A`
RGB	`rgb(52, 50, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 19.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 19%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 32%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 32%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.96, 7.22, -14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.96, 16.19, 296.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.792, 3.506, 6.954)`
Decimal	`3420746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34324A, 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 #34324A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34324A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #34324A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34324a; }
.text { color: #34324a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34324a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 50 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34324a, #40324a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #34324A?: #34324A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34324A?: The RGB value is 52, 50, 74: 52 red, 50 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34324A?: The complementary color is #484A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34324A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.