What color is #341E3E?

#341E3E 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 #341E3E?

The RGB value is 52, 30, 62: 52 red, 30 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341E3E?

The complementary color is #283E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341E3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341E3E color

#341E3E rgb(52, 30, 62)

Shades of purple

The hex color #341E3E is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 11.8% green and 24.3% blue (52, 30, 62).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 35% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#341E3E color codes

HEX	`#341E3E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 30, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 11.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 35%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 52%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 52%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.52, 17.63, -16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.52, 24.01, 317.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.75, 2.006, 4.799)`
Decimal	`3415614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341E3E, 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 #341E3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341E3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #341E3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341e3e; }
.text { color: #341e3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341e3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 30 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341e3e, #3e1e38); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #341E3E?: #341E3E 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 #341E3E?: The RGB value is 52, 30, 62: 52 red, 30 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341E3E?: The complementary color is #283E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341E3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.