What color is #343653?

#343653 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343653?

The RGB value is 52, 54, 83: 52 red, 54 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343653?

The complementary color is #535134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343653?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343653 color

#343653 rgb(52, 54, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343653 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 21.2% green and 32.5% blue (52, 54, 83).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#343653 color codes

HEX	`#343653`
RGB	`rgb(52, 54, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 21.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 35%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.65, 7.21, -17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.65, 19.27, 291.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.296, 3.993, 8.726)`
Decimal	`3421779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343653, 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 #343653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #343653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343653; }
.text { color: #343653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 54 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343653, #423453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #343653?: #343653 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343653?: The RGB value is 52, 54, 83: 52 red, 54 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343653?: The complementary color is #535134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343653?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.