What color is #343D55?

#343D55 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 #343D55?

The RGB value is 52, 61, 85: 52 red, 61 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343D55?

The complementary color is #554C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343D55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343D55 color

#343D55 rgb(52, 61, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343D55 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.9% green and 33.3% blue (52, 61, 85).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#343D55 color codes

HEX	`#343D55`
RGB	`rgb(52, 61, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 28%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.93, 3.1, -15.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.93, 15.95, 281.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.724, 4.723, 9.255)`
Decimal	`3423573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343D55, 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 #343D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #343D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343d55; }
.text { color: #343d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 61 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343d55, #3c3455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #343D55?: #343D55 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 #343D55?: The RGB value is 52, 61, 85: 52 red, 61 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343D55?: The complementary color is #554C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343D55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.