What color is #341010?

#341010 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #341010?

The RGB value is 52, 16, 16: 52 red, 16 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341010?

The complementary color is #103434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341010?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341010 color

#341010 rgb(52, 16, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #341010 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 6.3% green and 6.3% blue (52, 16, 16).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 53% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 69% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#341010 color codes

HEX	`#341010`
RGB	`rgb(52, 16, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 6.3%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 53%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 69%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 69%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.09, 18.16, 8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.09, 20.06, 25.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.695, 1.138, 0.621)`
Decimal	`3411984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341010, 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 #341010	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341010 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #341010 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341010; }
.text { color: #341010; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341010; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 16 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341010, #342210); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #341010?: #341010 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #341010?: The RGB value is 52, 16, 16: 52 red, 16 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341010?: The complementary color is #103434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341010?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.