What color is #343340?

#343340 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343340?

The RGB value is 52, 51, 64: 52 red, 51 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343340?

The complementary color is #3F4033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343340 color

#343340 rgb(52, 51, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343340 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 20% green and 25.1% blue (52, 51, 64).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 11% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Witches Cauldron (#35343F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#343340 color codes

HEX	`#343340`
RGB	`rgb(52, 51, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 20%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 11%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 20%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.83, 3.69, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.83, 8.77, 294.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.525, 3.468, 5.333)`
Decimal	`3420992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343340, 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 #343340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #343340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343340; }
.text { color: #343340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 51 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343340, #3a3340); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #343340?: #343340 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343340?: The RGB value is 52, 51, 64: 52 red, 51 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343340?: The complementary color is #3F4033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.