What color is #34343F?

#34343F 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 #34343F?

The RGB value is 52, 52, 63: 52 red, 52 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34343F?

The complementary color is #3F3F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34343F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34343F color

#34343F rgb(52, 52, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #34343F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 20.4% green and 24.7% blue (52, 52, 63).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 10% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Witches Cauldron (#35343F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#34343F color codes

HEX	`#34343F`
RGB	`rgb(52, 52, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 20.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 10%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 17%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.11, 2.75, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.11, 7.39, 291.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.541, 3.545, 5.199)`
Decimal	`3421247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34343F, 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 #34343F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34343F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #34343F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34343f; }
.text { color: #34343f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34343f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 52 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34343f, #3a343f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #34343F?: #34343F 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 #34343F?: The RGB value is 52, 52, 63: 52 red, 52 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34343F?: The complementary color is #3F3F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34343F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.