What color is #343956?

#343956 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 #343956?

The RGB value is 52, 57, 86: 52 red, 57 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343956?

The complementary color is #565134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343956?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343956 color

#343956 rgb(52, 57, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343956 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 22.4% green and 33.7% blue (52, 57, 86).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#343956 color codes

HEX	`#343956`
RGB	`rgb(52, 57, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 22.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 34%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.73, 6.11, -18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.73, 19.17, 288.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.559, 4.328, 9.398)`
Decimal	`3422550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343956, 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 #343956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #343956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343956; }
.text { color: #343956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 57 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343956, #403456); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #343956?: #343956 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 #343956?: The RGB value is 52, 57, 86: 52 red, 57 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343956?: The complementary color is #565134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343956?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.