What color is #343D54?

#343D54 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343D54?

The RGB value is 52, 61, 84: 52 red, 61 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343D54?

The complementary color is #544B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343D54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343D54 color

#343D54 rgb(52, 61, 84)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343D54 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.9% green and 32.9% blue (52, 61, 84).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#343D54 color codes

HEX	`#343D54`
RGB	`rgb(52, 61, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 38%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.88, 2.79, -15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.88, 15.32, 280.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.685, 4.707, 9.048)`
Decimal	`3423572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343D54, 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 #343D54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343D54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #343D54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343d54; }
.text { color: #343d54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343d54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 61 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343d54, #3b3454); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #343D54?: #343D54 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343D54?: The RGB value is 52, 61, 84: 52 red, 61 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343D54?: The complementary color is #544B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343D54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.