What color is #343752?

#343752 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343752?

The RGB value is 52, 55, 82: 52 red, 55 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343752?

The complementary color is #524F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343752?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343752 color

#343752 rgb(52, 55, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343752 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 21.6% green and 32.2% blue (52, 55, 82).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#343752 color codes

HEX	`#343752`
RGB	`rgb(52, 55, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 21.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 37%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 33%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.91, 6.22, -16.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.91, 17.92, 290.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.305, 4.071, 8.54)`
Decimal	`3422034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343752, 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 #343752	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343752 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #343752 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343752; }
.text { color: #343752; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343752; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 55 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343752, #403452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #343752?: #343752 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343752?: The RGB value is 52, 55, 82: 52 red, 55 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343752?: The complementary color is #524F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343752?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.