What color is #340E27?

#340E27 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #340E27?

The RGB value is 52, 14, 39: 52 red, 14 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #340E27?

The complementary color is #0E341B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #340E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#340E27 color

#340E27 rgb(52, 14, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #340E27 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 5.5% green and 15.3% blue (52, 14, 39).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 58% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 25% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

#340E27 color codes

HEX	`#340E27`
RGB	`rgb(52, 14, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 5.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 58%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 73%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 25%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.49, 22.45, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.49, 23.68, 341.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.939, 1.191, 2.047)`
Decimal	`3411495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #340E27, 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 #340E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#340E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #340E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #340e27; }
.text { color: #340e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #340e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 14 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #340e27, #340e14); }

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Questions

What color is #340E27?: #340E27 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #340E27?: The RGB value is 52, 14, 39: 52 red, 14 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #340E27?: The complementary color is #0E341B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #340E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.