What color is #342315?

#342315 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342315?

The RGB value is 52, 35, 21: 52 red, 35 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342315?

The complementary color is #152634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342315?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342315 color

#342315 rgb(52, 35, 21)

Shades of brown

The hex color #342315 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 13.7% green and 8.2% blue (52, 35, 21).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 42% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 60% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#342315 color codes

HEX	`#342315`
RGB	`rgb(52, 35, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 13.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 42%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 60%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 60%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.42, 6.05, 12.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.42, 13.95, 64.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.153, 1.986, 0.979)`
Decimal	`3416853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342315, 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 #342315	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342315 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #342315 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342315; }
.text { color: #342315; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342315; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 35 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342315, #343315); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342315?: #342315 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342315?: The RGB value is 52, 35, 21: 52 red, 35 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342315?: The complementary color is #152634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342315?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.