What color is #34324B?

#34324B 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 #34324B?

The RGB value is 52, 50, 75: 52 red, 50 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34324B?

The complementary color is #494B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34324B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34324B color

#34324B rgb(52, 50, 75)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 19.6% green and 29.4% blue (52, 50, 75).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#34324B color codes

HEX	`#34324B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 50, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 19.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 33%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 33%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.01, 7.51, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.01, 16.85, 296.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.826, 3.519, 7.133)`
Decimal	`3420747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34324B, 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 #34324B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34324B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #34324B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34324b; }
.text { color: #34324b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34324b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 50 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34324b, #40324b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #34324B?: #34324B 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 #34324B?: The RGB value is 52, 50, 75: 52 red, 50 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34324B?: The complementary color is #494B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34324B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.