What color is #342134?

#342134 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342134?

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

What is the complementary color of #342134?

The complementary color is #213421, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342134?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342134 color

#342134 rgb(52, 33, 52)

Shades of purple

The hex color #342134 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 22% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#342134 color codes

HEX	`#342134`
RGB	`rgb(52, 33, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 12.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 22%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 37%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.83, 13.07, -8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.83, 15.75, 326.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.58, 2.066, 3.511)`
Decimal	`3416372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342134, 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 #342134	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342134 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #342134 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342134; }
.text { color: #342134; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342134; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 33 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342134, #34212b); }

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Questions

What color is #342134?: #342134 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342134?: The RGB value is 52, 33, 52: 52 red, 33 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342134?: The complementary color is #213421, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342134?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.