What color is #341914?

#341914 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #341914?

The RGB value is 52, 25, 20: 52 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341914?

The complementary color is #142F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341914?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341914 color

#341914 rgb(52, 25, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #341914 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 9.8% green and 7.8% blue (52, 25, 20).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 62% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

#341914 color codes

HEX	`#341914`
RGB	`rgb(52, 25, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 9.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 62%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 62%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.45, 12.81, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.45, 15.87, 36.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.89, 1.476, 0.847)`
Decimal	`3414292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341914, 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 #341914	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341914 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #341914 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341914; }
.text { color: #341914; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341914; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 25 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341914, #342914); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #341914?: #341914 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #341914?: The RGB value is 52, 25, 20: 52 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341914?: The complementary color is #142F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341914?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.