What color is #343E43?

#343E43 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 #343E43?

The RGB value is 52, 62, 67: 52 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343E43?

The complementary color is #433934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343E43 color

#343E43 rgb(52, 62, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343E43 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 24.3% green and 26.3% blue (52, 62, 67).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 13% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#343E43 color codes

HEX	`#343E43`
RGB	`rgb(52, 62, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 24.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 13%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 22%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 7%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.5, -2.81, -4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.5, 5.25, 237.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.152, 4.58, 5.974)`
Decimal	`3423811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343E43, 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 #343E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #343E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343e43; }
.text { color: #343e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 62 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343e43, #343643); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #343E43?: #343E43 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 #343E43?: The RGB value is 52, 62, 67: 52 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343E43?: The complementary color is #433934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.