What color is #34212E?

#34212E is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34212E?

The RGB value is 52, 33, 46: 52 red, 33 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34212E?

The complementary color is #213427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34212E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34212E color

#34212E rgb(52, 33, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #34212E is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 12.9% green and 18% blue (52, 33, 46).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 22% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 12% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#34212E color codes

HEX	`#34212E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 33, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 12.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 22%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 37%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 12%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.57, 11.7, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.57, 12.69, 337.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.453, 2.015, 2.844)`
Decimal	`3416366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34212E, 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 #34212E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34212E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #34212E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34212e; }
.text { color: #34212e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34212e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 33 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34212e, #342124); }

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Questions

What color is #34212E?: #34212E is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34212E?: The RGB value is 52, 33, 46: 52 red, 33 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34212E?: The complementary color is #213427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34212E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.