What color is #34190A?

#34190A is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34190A?

The RGB value is 52, 25, 10: 52 red, 25 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34190A?

The complementary color is #0A2534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34190A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34190A color

#34190A rgb(52, 25, 10)

Shades of brown

The hex color #34190A is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 9.8% green and 3.9% blue (52, 25, 10).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 68% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 81% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.29:1).

#34190A color codes

HEX	`#34190A`
RGB	`rgb(52, 25, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 9.8%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 68%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 81%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 81%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.27, 11.88, 14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.27, 18.69, 50.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.819, 1.447, 0.471)`
Decimal	`3414282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34190A, 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 #34190A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34190A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.29:1	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 #34190A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34190a; }
.text { color: #34190a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34190a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 25 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34190a, #342e0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #34190A?: #34190A is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34190A?: The RGB value is 52, 25, 10: 52 red, 25 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34190A?: The complementary color is #0A2534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34190A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.