What color is #34170F?

#34170F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34170F?

The RGB value is 52, 23, 15: 52 red, 23 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34170F?

The complementary color is #0F2C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34170F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34170F color

#34170F rgb(52, 23, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #34170F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 9% green and 5.9% blue (52, 23, 15).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 55% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 71% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#34170F color codes

HEX	`#34170F`
RGB	`rgb(52, 23, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 55%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 71%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 71%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.81, 13.64, 11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.81, 17.81, 40.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.809, 1.378, 0.622)`
Decimal	`3413775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34170F, 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 #34170F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34170F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	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 #34170F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34170f; }
.text { color: #34170f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34170f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 23 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34170f, #34290f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #34170F?: #34170F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34170F?: The RGB value is 52, 23, 15: 52 red, 23 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34170F?: The complementary color is #0F2C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34170F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.