What color is #340D23?

#340D23 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #340D23?

The RGB value is 52, 13, 35: 52 red, 13 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #340D23?

The complementary color is #0D341E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #340D23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#340D23 color

#340D23 rgb(52, 13, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #340D23 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 5.1% green and 13.7% blue (52, 13, 35).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 60% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 33% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.1:1).

#340D23 color codes

HEX	`#340D23`
RGB	`rgb(52, 13, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 5.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 60%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 75%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 33%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.1, 22.31, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.1, 22.89, 347.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.864, 1.139, 1.712)`
Decimal	`3411235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #340D23, 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 #340D23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#340D23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #340D23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #340d23; }
.text { color: #340d23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #340d23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 13 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #340d23, #340d0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #340D23?: #340D23 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #340D23?: The RGB value is 52, 13, 35: 52 red, 13 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #340D23?: The complementary color is #0D341E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #340D23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.