What color is #343938?

#343938 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Wet Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343938?

The RGB value is 52, 57, 56: 52 red, 57 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343938?

The complementary color is #393435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343938?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343938 color

#343938 rgb(52, 57, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343938 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 22.4% green and 22% blue (52, 57, 56).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 5% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wet Concrete (#353838), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#343938 color codes

HEX	`#343938`
RGB	`rgb(52, 57, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 22.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 5%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 9%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.48, -2.36, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.48, 2.36, 182.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.593, 3.942, 4.312)`
Decimal	`3422520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343938, 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 #343938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #343938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343938; }
.text { color: #343938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 57 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343938, #343839); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #343938?: #343938 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Wet Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343938?: The RGB value is 52, 57, 56: 52 red, 57 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343938?: The complementary color is #393435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343938?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.