What color is #343C42?

#343C42 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 #343C42?

The RGB value is 52, 60, 66: 52 red, 60 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343C42?

The complementary color is #423A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343C42 color

#343C42 rgb(52, 60, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343C42 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.5% green and 25.9% blue (52, 60, 66).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 12% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#343C42 color codes

HEX	`#343C42`
RGB	`rgb(52, 60, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 12%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 21%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 9%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.81, -1.78, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.81, 5.13, 249.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.015, 4.355, 5.782)`
Decimal	`3423298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343C42, 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 #343C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #343C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343c42; }
.text { color: #343c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 60 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343c42, #343542); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #343C42?: #343C42 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 #343C42?: The RGB value is 52, 60, 66: 52 red, 60 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343C42?: The complementary color is #423A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.