What color is #343444?

#343444 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 #343444?

The RGB value is 52, 52, 68: 52 red, 52 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343444?

The complementary color is #444434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343444?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343444 color

#343444 rgb(52, 52, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343444 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 20.4% green and 26.7% blue (52, 52, 68).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#343444 color codes

HEX	`#343444`
RGB	`rgb(52, 52, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 20.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 24%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.31, 4.11, -9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.31, 10.74, 292.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.687, 3.603, 5.969)`
Decimal	`3421252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343444, 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 #343444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343444 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #343444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343444; }
.text { color: #343444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 52 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343444, #3c3444); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #343444?: #343444 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 #343444?: The RGB value is 52, 52, 68: 52 red, 52 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343444?: The complementary color is #444434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343444?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.