What color is #34344A?

#34344A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34344A?

The RGB value is 52, 52, 74: 52 red, 52 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34344A?

The complementary color is #4A4A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34344A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34344A color

#34344A rgb(52, 52, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #34344A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 20.4% green and 29% blue (52, 52, 74).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#34344A color codes

HEX	`#34344A`
RGB	`rgb(52, 52, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 20.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 30%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 30%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.59, 5.84, -13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.59, 14.74, 293.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.88, 3.68, 6.983)`
Decimal	`3421258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34344A, 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 #34344A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34344A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #34344A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34344a; }
.text { color: #34344a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34344a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 52 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34344a, #3f344a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #34344A?: #34344A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34344A?: The RGB value is 52, 52, 74: 52 red, 52 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34344A?: The complementary color is #4A4A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34344A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.