Information about Shark color

#34363A - Shark color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#34363A, known as "Shark", falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(52, 54, 58) — 20.4% red, 21.2% green, 22.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 2 / 0 / 77. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#34363A is a muted, almost neutral grey that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Woody Bay (#33343A). Slightly further away sit Onyx (#353839) and Catch (#34343C).

In RGB terms — rgb(52, 54, 58) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 12.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:77), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Shark" in the Register.

Shark color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Shark color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Shark

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Woody Bay color link
Woody Bay

#33343A

Onyx color link
Onyx

#353839

Catch color link
Catch

#34343C

Vulcan color link
Vulcan

#36383C

Dark Grey color link
Dark Grey

#363737

Botany Bay color link
Botany Bay

#373837

HLH SG Grey color link
HLH SG Grey

#383838

Tao Grey color link
Tao Grey

#323436

Gumboot color link
Gumboot

#313337

Atom color link
Atom

#373A3C

Grey Friars color link
Grey Friars

#313436

Shark color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#34363A
  • RGB52, 54, 58
  • CMYK2, 2, 0, 77
  • CSSrgb(52, 54, 58)
  • HSL220°, 5%, 22%
  • HSL Precise220°, 5.455%, 21.569%
  • HSV220°, 10%, 23%
  • HSB220°, 10%, 23%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • GLSLvec3(0.204, 0.212, 0.227)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.204, 0.212, 0.227, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.204, 0.212, 0.227)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID34363A
  • DECIMAL ID3421754
  • Name Length5
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