What color is #343B4B?

#343B4B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343B4B?

The RGB value is 52, 59, 75: 52 red, 59 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343B4B?

The complementary color is #4B4434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343B4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343B4B color

#343B4B rgb(52, 59, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343B4B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.1% green and 29.4% blue (52, 59, 75).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#343B4B color codes

HEX	`#343B4B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 59, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 31%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 21%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.85, 1.41, -10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.85, 10.82, 277.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.25, 4.366, 7.274)`
Decimal	`3423051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343B4B, 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 #343B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #343B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343b4b; }
.text { color: #343b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 59 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343b4b, #39344b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #343B4B?: #343B4B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343B4B?: The RGB value is 52, 59, 75: 52 red, 59 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343B4B?: The complementary color is #4B4434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343B4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.