What color is #343342?

#343342 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 #343342?

The RGB value is 52, 51, 66: 52 red, 51 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343342?

The complementary color is #414233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343342?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343342 color

#343342 rgb(52, 51, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343342 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 20% green and 25.9% blue (52, 51, 66).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 13% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#343342 color codes

HEX	`#343342`
RGB	`rgb(52, 51, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 20%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 13%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 23%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.91, 4.24, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.91, 10.11, 294.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.583, 3.491, 5.638)`
Decimal	`3420994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343342, 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 #343342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343342 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #343342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343342; }
.text { color: #343342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 51 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343342, #3b3342); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #343342?: #343342 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 #343342?: The RGB value is 52, 51, 66: 52 red, 51 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343342?: The complementary color is #414233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343342?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.