What color is #34041C?

#34041C 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 #34041C?

The RGB value is 52, 4, 28: 52 red, 4 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34041C?

The complementary color is #04341C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34041C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34041C color

#34041C rgb(52, 4, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #34041C is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 1.6% green and 11% blue (52, 4, 28).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 86% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 46% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Vienna Roast (#330022), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#34041C color codes

HEX	`#34041C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 4, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 1.6%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 86%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 92%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 46%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.14, 25.93, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.14, 26.07, 354.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.669, 0.901, 1.184)`
Decimal	`3408924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34041C, 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 #34041C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34041C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #34041C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34041c; }
.text { color: #34041c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34041c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 4 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34041c, #340404); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #34041C?: #34041C 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 #34041C?: The RGB value is 52, 4, 28: 52 red, 4 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34041C?: The complementary color is #04341C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34041C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.