#343236

Color #343236

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.57 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#343236

RGB

rgb(52, 50, 54)

HSL

hsl(270, 3.8%, 20.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 7.4%, 21.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 7.4%, 0%, 78.8%)

LAB

lab(21.12, 1.82, -2.21)

LCH

lch(21.12, 2.86, 309.47)

OKLCH

oklch(32.1%, 0.0075, 307.94)

HWB

hwb(270, 19.6%, 78.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#343632

Analogous

#323236

#343236

#363236

Triadic

#343236

#363432

#323634

Split-complementary

#343236

#363632

#323632

Tetradic

#343236

#363234

#343632

#323634

Square

#343236

#363232

#343632

#323636

Shades

Color #343236 mixed toward black.

#2b2a2d

#232124

#1a191b

#111112

#090809

Tints

Color #343236 mixed toward white.

#565359

#78737c

#9a969d

#bbb9be

#dddcde

Tones

Color #343236 mixed toward gray.

#343236

#343335

#343434

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.66:1

White text reads better on this background (12.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#333335 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#333335 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#343434 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 3.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #343236;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#343236]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#343236 (#343236) is rgb(52, 50, 54) in RGB.

No, #343236 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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