What color is #341525?

#341525 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #341525?

The RGB value is 52, 21, 37: 52 red, 21 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341525?

The complementary color is #153424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341525?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341525 color

#341525 rgb(52, 21, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #341525 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 8.2% green and 14.5% blue (52, 21, 37).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 29% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.41:1).

#341525 color codes

HEX	`#341525`
RGB	`rgb(52, 21, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 8.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 60%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 29%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.96, 17.95, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.96, 18.35, 348.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.018, 1.4, 1.914)`
Decimal	`3413285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341525, 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 #341525	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341525 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #341525 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341525; }
.text { color: #341525; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341525; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 21 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341525, #341516); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #341525?: #341525 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #341525?: The RGB value is 52, 21, 37: 52 red, 21 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341525?: The complementary color is #153424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341525?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.