What color is #343B3E?

#343B3E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343B3E?

The RGB value is 52, 59, 62: 52 red, 59 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343B3E?

The complementary color is #3E3734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343B3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343B3E color

#343B3E rgb(52, 59, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343B3E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.1% green and 24.3% blue (52, 59, 62).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 9% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#343B3E color codes

HEX	`#343B3E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 59, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 9%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 16%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.34, -2.17, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.34, 3.58, 232.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.849, 4.206, 5.165)`
Decimal	`3423038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343B3E, 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 #343B3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343B3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #343B3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343b3e; }
.text { color: #343b3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343b3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 59 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343b3e, #34363e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #343B3E?: #343B3E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343B3E?: The RGB value is 52, 59, 62: 52 red, 59 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343B3E?: The complementary color is #3E3734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343B3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.