What color is #343542?

#343542 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 #343542?

The RGB value is 52, 53, 66: 52 red, 53 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343542?

The complementary color is #424134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343542?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343542 color

#343542 rgb(52, 53, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343542 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 20.8% green and 25.9% blue (52, 53, 66).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 12% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Witches Cauldron (#35343F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#343542 color codes

HEX	`#343542`
RGB	`rgb(52, 53, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 20.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 12%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 21%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.55, 2.88, -8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.55, 8.71, 289.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.672, 3.67, 5.668)`
Decimal	`3421506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343542, 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 #343542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #343542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343542; }
.text { color: #343542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 53 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343542, #3a3442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #343542?: #343542 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 #343542?: The RGB value is 52, 53, 66: 52 red, 53 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343542?: The complementary color is #424134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343542?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.