What color is #340E36?

#340E36 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #340E36?

The RGB value is 52, 14, 54: 52 red, 14 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #340E36?

The complementary color is #10360E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #340E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#340E36 color

#340E36 rgb(52, 14, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #340E36 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 5.5% green and 21.2% blue (52, 14, 54).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 59% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#340E36 color codes

HEX	`#340E36`
RGB	`rgb(52, 14, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 5.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 59%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 74%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 74%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.35, 25.45, -17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.35, 30.7, 325.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.239, 1.311, 3.624)`
Decimal	`3411510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #340E36, 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 #340E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#340E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #340E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #340e36; }
.text { color: #340e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #340e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 14 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #340e36, #360e24); }

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Questions

What color is #340E36?: #340E36 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #340E36?: The RGB value is 52, 14, 54: 52 red, 14 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #340E36?: The complementary color is #10360E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #340E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.