What color is #341A1C?

#341A1C 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 #341A1C?

The RGB value is 52, 26, 28: 52 red, 26 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341A1C?

The complementary color is #1A3432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341A1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341A1C color

#341A1C rgb(52, 26, 28)

Shades of red

The hex color #341A1C is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 10.2% green and 11% blue (52, 26, 28).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 33% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 46% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#341A1C color codes

HEX	`#341A1C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 26, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 10.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 33%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 50%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 46%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.94, 13.19, 4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.94, 13.86, 17.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.995, 1.553, 1.293)`
Decimal	`3414556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341A1C, 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 #341A1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341A1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #341A1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341a1c; }
.text { color: #341a1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341a1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 26 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341a1c, #34251a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #341A1C?: #341A1C 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 #341A1C?: The RGB value is 52, 26, 28: 52 red, 26 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341A1C?: The complementary color is #1A3432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341A1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.