What color is #34354B?

#34354B 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 #34354B?

The RGB value is 52, 53, 75: 52 red, 53 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34354B?

The complementary color is #4B4A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34354B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34354B color

#34354B rgb(52, 53, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #34354B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 20.8% green and 29.4% blue (52, 53, 75).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 29% 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 11.95:1).

#34354B color codes

HEX	`#34354B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 53, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 20.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 31%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 29%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.94, 5.46, -13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.94, 14.69, 291.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.959, 3.784, 7.177)`
Decimal	`3421515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34354B, 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 #34354B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34354B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #34354B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34354b; }
.text { color: #34354b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34354b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 53 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34354b, #3e344b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #34354B?: #34354B 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 #34354B?: The RGB value is 52, 53, 75: 52 red, 53 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34354B?: The complementary color is #4B4A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34354B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.