What color is #34201E?

#34201E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34201E?

The RGB value is 52, 32, 30: 52 red, 32 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34201E?

The complementary color is #1E3234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34201E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34201E color

#34201E rgb(52, 32, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #34201E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 12.5% green and 11.8% blue (52, 32, 30).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 27% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 42% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#34201E color codes

HEX	`#34201E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 32, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 12.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 27%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 42%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 42%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.72, 9.38, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.72, 10.78, 29.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.167, 1.857, 1.472)`
Decimal	`3416094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34201E, 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 #34201E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34201E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #34201E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34201e; }
.text { color: #34201e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34201e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 32 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34201e, #342b1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #34201E?: #34201E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34201E?: The RGB value is 52, 32, 30: 52 red, 32 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34201E?: The complementary color is #1E3234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34201E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.