What color is #342129?

#342129 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 #342129?

The RGB value is 52, 33, 41: 52 red, 33 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342129?

The complementary color is #21342C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342129?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342129 color

#342129 rgb(52, 33, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #342129 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 12.9% green and 16.1% blue (52, 33, 41).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 22% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 21% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#342129 color codes

HEX	`#342129`
RGB	`rgb(52, 33, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 12.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 22%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 37%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 21%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.37, 10.65, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.37, 10.78, 351.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.36, 1.978, 2.355)`
Decimal	`3416361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342129, 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 #342129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #342129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342129; }
.text { color: #342129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 33 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342129, #342321); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #342129?: #342129 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 #342129?: The RGB value is 52, 33, 41: 52 red, 33 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342129?: The complementary color is #21342C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342129?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.