What color is #34282C?

#34282C is a very dark, grayish rose known as Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Smoky Charcoal?

The RGB value is 52, 40, 44: 52 red, 40 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Smoky Charcoal?

The complementary color is #283430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34282C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Smoky Charcoal color: hex code #34282C

#34282C rgb(52, 40, 44)

Shades of black

Smoky Charcoal has the hex code #34282C. It is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 15.7% green and 17.3% blue (52, 40, 44).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 13% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 15% yellow and 80% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

Smoky Charcoal (#34282C) color codes

HEX	`#34282C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 40, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 15.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 13%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 23%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 15%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.6, 6.41, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.6, 6.43, 355.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.63, 2.43, 2.713)`
Decimal	`3418156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Smoky Charcoal, 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 #34282C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34282C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #34282C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34282c; }
.text { color: #34282c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34282c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 40 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34282c, #342a28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

See #34282C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #34282C?: #34282C is a very dark, grayish rose known as Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Smoky Charcoal?: The RGB value is 52, 40, 44: 52 red, 40 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Smoky Charcoal?: The complementary color is #283430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34282C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.