What color is #341412?

#341412 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #341412?

The RGB value is 52, 20, 18: 52 red, 20 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341412?

The complementary color is #123234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341412?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341412 color

#341412 rgb(52, 20, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #341412 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 7.8% green and 7.1% blue (52, 20, 18).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 49% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 65% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

#341412 color codes

HEX	`#341412`
RGB	`rgb(52, 20, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 7.8%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 49%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 65%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 65%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.09, 15.89, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.09, 18.14, 28.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.776, 1.274, 0.725)`
Decimal	`3413010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341412, 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 #341412	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341412 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #341412 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341412; }
.text { color: #341412; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341412; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 20 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341412, #342512); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #341412?: #341412 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #341412?: The RGB value is 52, 20, 18: 52 red, 20 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341412?: The complementary color is #123234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341412?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.