What color is #341E14?

#341E14 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #341E14?

The RGB value is 52, 30, 20: 52 red, 30 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341E14?

The complementary color is #142A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341E14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341E14 color

#341E14 rgb(52, 30, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #341E14 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 11.8% green and 7.8% blue (52, 30, 20).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 62% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.65:1).

#341E14 color codes

HEX	`#341E14`
RGB	`rgb(52, 30, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 11.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 62%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 62%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.88, 9.4, 11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.88, 14.67, 50.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.007, 1.709, 0.886)`
Decimal	`3415572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341E14, 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 #341E14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341E14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #341E14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341e14; }
.text { color: #341e14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341e14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 30 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341e14, #342e14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #341E14?: #341E14 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #341E14?: The RGB value is 52, 30, 20: 52 red, 30 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341E14?: The complementary color is #142A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341E14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.