What color is #34191A?

#34191A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34191A?

The RGB value is 52, 25, 26: 52 red, 25 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34191A?

The complementary color is #193433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34191A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34191A color

#34191A rgb(52, 25, 26)

Shades of red

The hex color #34191A is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 9.8% green and 10.2% blue (52, 25, 26).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 35% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 50% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#34191A color codes

HEX	`#34191A`
RGB	`rgb(52, 25, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 9.8%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 35%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 52%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 50%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.61, 13.57, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.61, 14.56, 21.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.95, 1.5, 1.164)`
Decimal	`3414298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34191A, 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 #34191A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34191A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #34191A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34191a; }
.text { color: #34191a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34191a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 25 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34191a, #342519); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #34191A?: #34191A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34191A?: The RGB value is 52, 25, 26: 52 red, 25 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34191A?: The complementary color is #193433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34191A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.