What color is #34424B?

#34424B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34424B?

The RGB value is 52, 66, 75: 52 red, 66 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34424B?

The complementary color is #4B3D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34424B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34424B color

#34424B rgb(52, 66, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #34424B is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 25.9% green and 29.4% blue (52, 66, 75).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#34424B color codes

HEX	`#34424B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 66, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 25.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 31%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 12%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.11, -3.18, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.11, 7.95, 246.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.634, 5.134, 7.402)`
Decimal	`3424843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34424B, 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 #34424B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34424B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #34424B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34424b; }
.text { color: #34424b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34424b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 66 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34424b, #34364b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #34424B?: #34424B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34424B?: The RGB value is 52, 66, 75: 52 red, 66 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34424B?: The complementary color is #4B3D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34424B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.