What color is #34374E?

#34374E 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 #34374E?

The RGB value is 52, 55, 78: 52 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34374E?

The complementary color is #4E4B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34374E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34374E color

#34374E rgb(52, 55, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #34374E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 21.6% green and 30.6% blue (52, 55, 78).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#34374E color codes

HEX	`#34374E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 55, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 21.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 29%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.71, 4.99, -14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.71, 15.29, 289.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.157, 4.012, 7.762)`
Decimal	`3422030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34374E, 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 #34374E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34374E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #34374E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34374e; }
.text { color: #34374e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34374e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 55 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34374e, #3e344e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #34374E?: #34374E 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 #34374E?: The RGB value is 52, 55, 78: 52 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34374E?: The complementary color is #4E4B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34374E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.