What color is #341C1E?

#341C1E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #341C1E?

The RGB value is 52, 28, 30: 52 red, 28 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341C1E?

The complementary color is #1C3432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341C1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341C1E color

#341C1E rgb(52, 28, 30)

Shades of gray

The hex color #341C1E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 11% green and 11.8% blue (52, 28, 30).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 30% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 42% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#341C1E color codes

HEX	`#341C1E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 28, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 11%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 30%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 46%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 42%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.56, 12.13, 3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.56, 12.68, 16.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.066, 1.654, 1.439)`
Decimal	`3415070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341C1E, 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 #341C1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341C1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #341C1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341c1e; }
.text { color: #341c1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341c1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 28 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341c1e, #34261c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #341C1E?: #341C1E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #341C1E?: The RGB value is 52, 28, 30: 52 red, 28 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341C1E?: The complementary color is #1C3432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341C1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.