What color is #342230?

#342230 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 #342230?

The RGB value is 52, 34, 48: 52 red, 34 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342230?

The complementary color is #223426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342230?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342230 color

#342230 rgb(52, 34, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #342230 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 13.3% green and 18.8% blue (52, 34, 48).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 21% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 8% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#342230 color codes

HEX	`#342230`
RGB	`rgb(52, 34, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 13.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 21%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 35%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 8%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.94, 11.45, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.94, 12.83, 333.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.522, 2.088, 3.066)`
Decimal	`3416624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342230, 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 #342230	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342230 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #342230 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342230; }
.text { color: #342230; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342230; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 34 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342230, #342227); }

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Questions

What color is #342230?: #342230 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 #342230?: The RGB value is 52, 34, 48: 52 red, 34 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342230?: The complementary color is #223426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342230?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.