What color is #340D04?

#340D04 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #340D04?

The RGB value is 52, 13, 4: 52 red, 13 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #340D04?

The complementary color is #042B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #340D04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#340D04 color

#340D04 rgb(52, 13, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #340D04 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 5.1% green and 1.6% blue (52, 13, 4).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 86% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 92% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is 3AM Breakup (#330404), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#340D04 color codes

HEX	`#340D04`
RGB	`rgb(52, 13, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 5.1%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 86%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 92%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 92%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.21, 18.99, 12.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.21, 22.79, 33.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.582, 1.027, 0.23)`
Decimal	`3411204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #340D04, 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 #340D04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#340D04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #340D04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #340d04; }
.text { color: #340d04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #340d04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 13 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #340d04, #342504); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #340D04?: #340D04 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #340D04?: The RGB value is 52, 13, 4: 52 red, 13 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #340D04?: The complementary color is #042B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #340D04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.