#343237

Color #343237

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.33 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#343237

RGB

rgb(52, 50, 55)

HSL

hsl(264, 4.8%, 20.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 9.1%, 21.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 9.1%, 0%, 78.4%)

LAB

lab(21.16, 2.06, -2.84)

LCH

lch(21.16, 3.51, 305.96)

OKLCH

oklch(32.1%, 0.0092, 303.86)

HWB

hwb(264, 19.6%, 78.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#353732

Analogous

#323337

#343237

#373237

Triadic

#343237

#373432

#323734

Split-complementary

#343237

#373732

#333732

Tetradic

#343237

#373235

#353732

#323734

Square

#343237

#373233

#353732

#323737

Shades

Color #343237 mixed toward black.

#2b2a2e

#232125

#1a191c

#111112

#090809

Tints

Color #343237 mixed toward white.

#55525a

#77727e

#99959f

#bbb8bf

#dddcdf

Tones

Color #343237 mixed toward gray.

#343237

#343336

#343435

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.66:1

White text reads better on this background (12.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#333336 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#333336 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#343535 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 3.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #343237;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#343237]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#343237 (#343237) is rgb(52, 50, 55) in RGB.

No, #343237 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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