What color is #343353?

#343353 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 #343353?

The RGB value is 52, 51, 83: 52 red, 51 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343353?

The complementary color is #525333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343353 color

#343353 rgb(52, 51, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343353 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 20% green and 32.5% blue (52, 51, 83).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#343353 color codes

HEX	`#343353`
RGB	`rgb(52, 51, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 20%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 39%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.73, 9.28, -19.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.73, 21.42, 295.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.161, 3.722, 8.681)`
Decimal	`3421011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343353, 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 #343353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #343353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343353; }
.text { color: #343353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 51 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343353, #443353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #343353?: #343353 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 #343353?: The RGB value is 52, 51, 83: 52 red, 51 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343353?: The complementary color is #525333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.