What color is #34221A?

#34221A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34221A?

The RGB value is 52, 34, 26: 52 red, 34 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34221A?

The complementary color is #1A2C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34221A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34221A color

#34221A rgb(52, 34, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #34221A is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 13.3% green and 10.2% blue (52, 34, 26).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 33% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 50% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#34221A color codes

HEX	`#34221A`
RGB	`rgb(52, 34, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 13.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 33%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 50%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 50%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.22, 7.39, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.22, 11.52, 50.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.175, 1.949, 1.239)`
Decimal	`3416602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34221A, 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 #34221A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34221A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #34221A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34221a; }
.text { color: #34221a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34221a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 34 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34221a, #342f1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #34221A?: #34221A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34221A?: The RGB value is 52, 34, 26: 52 red, 34 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34221A?: The complementary color is #1A2C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34221A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.