What color is #345053?

#345053 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345053?

The RGB value is 52, 80, 83: 52 red, 80 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345053?

The complementary color is #533734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345053?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345053 color

#345053 rgb(52, 80, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #345053 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 31.4% green and 32.5% blue (52, 80, 83).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#345053 color codes

HEX	`#345053`
RGB	`rgb(52, 80, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 31.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 4%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.01, -9.6, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.01, 10.87, 208.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.846, 7.092, 9.243)`
Decimal	`3428435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345053, 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 #345053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #345053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345053; }
.text { color: #345053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 80 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345053, #344153); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #345053?: #345053 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345053?: The RGB value is 52, 80, 83: 52 red, 80 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345053?: The complementary color is #533734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345053?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.