What color is #341526?

#341526 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #341526?

The RGB value is 52, 21, 38: 52 red, 21 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341526?

The complementary color is #153423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341526?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341526 color

#341526 rgb(52, 21, 38)

Shades of purple

The hex color #341526 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 8.2% green and 14.9% blue (52, 21, 38).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 27% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#341526 color codes

HEX	`#341526`
RGB	`rgb(52, 21, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 8.2%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 60%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 27%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12, 18.13, -4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12, 18.67, 346.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.034, 1.407, 1.998)`
Decimal	`3413286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341526, 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 #341526	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341526 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	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 #341526 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341526; }
.text { color: #341526; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341526; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 21 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341526, #341516); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #341526?: #341526 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #341526?: The RGB value is 52, 21, 38: 52 red, 21 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341526?: The complementary color is #153423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341526?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.