What color is #34142F?

#34142F is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34142F?

The RGB value is 52, 20, 47: 52 red, 20 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34142F?

The complementary color is #143419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34142F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34142F color

#34142F rgb(52, 20, 47)

Shades of purple

The hex color #34142F is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 7.8% green and 18.4% blue (52, 20, 47).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.32:1).

#34142F color codes

HEX	`#34142F`
RGB	`rgb(52, 20, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 7.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 62%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.19, 20.52, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.19, 23.18, 332.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.179, 1.436, 2.851)`
Decimal	`3413039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34142F, 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 #34142F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34142F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #34142F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34142f; }
.text { color: #34142f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34142f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 20 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34142f, #34141f); }

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Questions

What color is #34142F?: #34142F is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34142F?: The RGB value is 52, 20, 47: 52 red, 20 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34142F?: The complementary color is #143419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34142F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.