What color is #343B39?

#343B39 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343B39?

The RGB value is 52, 59, 57: 52 red, 59 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343B39?

The complementary color is #3B3436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343B39 color

#343B39 rgb(52, 59, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343B39 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.1% green and 22.4% blue (52, 59, 57).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 6% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Onyx (#353935), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#343B39 color codes

HEX	`#343B39`
RGB	`rgb(52, 59, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 6%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 12%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.17, -3.42, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.17, 3.43, 176.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.718, 4.153, 4.476)`
Decimal	`3423033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343B39, 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 #343B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #343B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343b39; }
.text { color: #343b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 59 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343b39, #343a3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #343B39?: #343B39 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343B39?: The RGB value is 52, 59, 57: 52 red, 59 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343B39?: The complementary color is #3B3436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.