What color is #340234?

#340234 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #340234?

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

What is the complementary color of #340234?

The complementary color is #023402, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #340234?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#340234 color

#340234 rgb(52, 2, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #340234 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 93% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#340234 color codes

HEX	`#340234`
RGB	`rgb(52, 2, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 0.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 93%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 96%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 96%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.17, 30.86, -19.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.17, 36.34, 328.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.058, 1.022, 3.337)`
Decimal	`3408436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #340234, 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 #340234	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#340234 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #340234 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #340234; }
.text { color: #340234; }
.border { border: 2px solid #340234; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 2 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #340234, #34021b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #340234?: #340234 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #340234?: The RGB value is 52, 2, 52: 52 red, 2 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #340234?: The complementary color is #023402, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #340234?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.