What color is #34021B?

#34021B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34021B?

The RGB value is 52, 2, 27: 52 red, 2 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34021B?

The complementary color is #02341B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34021B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34021B color

#34021B rgb(52, 2, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #34021B is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 0.8% green and 10.6% blue (52, 2, 27).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 93% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 48% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Vienna Roast (#330022), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.94:1).

#34021B color codes

HEX	`#34021B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 2, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 0.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 93%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 96%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 96%, 48%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.7, 26.92, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.7, 27.04, 354.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.636, 0.853, 1.115)`
Decimal	`3408411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34021B, 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 #34021B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34021B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #34021B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34021b; }
.text { color: #34021b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34021b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 2 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34021b, #340202); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #34021B?: #34021B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34021B?: The RGB value is 52, 2, 27: 52 red, 2 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34021B?: The complementary color is #02341B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34021B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.