What color is #34495A?

#34495A is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34495A?

The RGB value is 52, 73, 90: 52 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34495A?

The complementary color is #5A4534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34495A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34495A color

#34495A rgb(52, 73, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #34495A is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 28.6% green and 35.3% blue (52, 73, 90).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#34495A color codes

HEX	`#34495A`
RGB	`rgb(52, 73, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 28.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 42%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 19%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.99, -3.18, -12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.99, 13.03, 255.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.644, 6.233, 10.577)`
Decimal	`3426650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34495A, 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 #34495A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34495A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #34495A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34495a; }
.text { color: #34495a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34495a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 73 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34495a, #34365a); }

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Questions

What color is #34495A?: #34495A is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34495A?: The RGB value is 52, 73, 90: 52 red, 73 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34495A?: The complementary color is #5A4534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34495A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.