What color is #343B65?

#343B65 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343B65?

The RGB value is 52, 59, 101: 52 red, 59 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343B65?

The complementary color is #655E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343B65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343B65 color

#343B65 rgb(52, 59, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343B65 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.1% green and 39.6% blue (52, 59, 101).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 32% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#343B65 color codes

HEX	`#343B65`
RGB	`rgb(52, 59, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 32%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 49%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 42%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.15, 9.68, -25.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.15, 27.46, 290.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.328, 4.797, 12.955)`
Decimal	`3423077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343B65, 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 #343B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #343B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343b65; }
.text { color: #343b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 59 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343b65, #463465); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #343B65?: #343B65 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343B65?: The RGB value is 52, 59, 101: 52 red, 59 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343B65?: The complementary color is #655E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343B65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.