What color is #342027?

#342027 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342027?

The RGB value is 52, 32, 39: 52 red, 32 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342027?

The complementary color is #20342D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342027?

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.

#342027 color

#342027 rgb(52, 32, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #342027 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 12.5% green and 15.3% blue (52, 32, 39).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 24% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 25% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#342027 color codes

HEX	`#342027`
RGB	`rgb(52, 32, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 12.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 24%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 38%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 25%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.01, 10.95, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.01, 10.98, 356.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.299, 1.91, 2.167)`
Decimal	`3416103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342027, 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 #342027	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342027 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 #342027 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342027; }
.text { color: #342027; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342027; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 32 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342027, #342320); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #342027?: #342027 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342027?: The RGB value is 52, 32, 39: 52 red, 32 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342027?: The complementary color is #20342D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342027?: 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.