What color is #341E34?

#341E34 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #341E34?

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

What is the complementary color of #341E34?

The complementary color is #1E341E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341E34 color

#341E34 rgb(52, 30, 52)

Shades of purple

The hex color #341E34 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 27% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.2:1).

#341E34 color codes

HEX	`#341E34`
RGB	`rgb(52, 30, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 11.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 27%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 42%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.99, 15.13, -10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.99, 18.17, 326.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.5, 1.907, 3.484)`
Decimal	`3415604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341E34, 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 #341E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #341E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341e34; }
.text { color: #341e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 30 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341e34, #341e29); }

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Questions

What color is #341E34?: #341E34 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #341E34?: The RGB value is 52, 30, 52: 52 red, 30 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341E34?: The complementary color is #1E341E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.