What color is #343A55?

#343A55 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 #343A55?

The RGB value is 52, 58, 85: 52 red, 58 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343A55?

The complementary color is #554F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343A55 color

#343A55 rgb(52, 58, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343A55 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 22.7% green and 33.3% blue (52, 58, 85).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#343A55 color codes

HEX	`#343A55`
RGB	`rgb(52, 58, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 22.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 32%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.99, 5.12, -17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.99, 17.85, 286.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.568, 4.412, 9.203)`
Decimal	`3422805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343A55, 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 #343A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #343A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343a55; }
.text { color: #343a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 58 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343a55, #3f3455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #343A55?: #343A55 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 #343A55?: The RGB value is 52, 58, 85: 52 red, 58 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343A55?: The complementary color is #554F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.