What color is #343D47?

#343D47 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Do Not Disturb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343D47?

The RGB value is 52, 61, 71: 52 red, 61 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343D47?

The complementary color is #473E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343D47 color

#343D47 rgb(52, 61, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343D47 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.9% green and 27.8% blue (52, 61, 71).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Do Not Disturb (#363B43), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#343D47 color codes

HEX	`#343D47`
RGB	`rgb(52, 61, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 27%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 14%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.33, -1.06, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.33, 7.43, 261.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.222, 4.522, 6.61)`
Decimal	`3423559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343D47, 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 #343D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #343D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343d47; }
.text { color: #343d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 61 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343d47, #353447); }

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Questions

What color is #343D47?: #343D47 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Do Not Disturb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343D47?: The RGB value is 52, 61, 71: 52 red, 61 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343D47?: The complementary color is #473E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.