What color is #34232D?

#34232D is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34232D?

The RGB value is 52, 35, 45: 52 red, 35 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34232D?

The complementary color is #23342A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34232D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34232D color

#34232D rgb(52, 35, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #34232D is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 13.7% green and 17.6% blue (52, 35, 45).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 20% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 13% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#34232D color codes

HEX	`#34232D`
RGB	`rgb(52, 35, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 13.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 20%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 33%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 13%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.11, 10.1, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.11, 10.65, 341.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.491, 2.122, 2.76)`
Decimal	`3416877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34232D, 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 #34232D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34232D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #34232D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34232d; }
.text { color: #34232d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34232d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 35 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34232d, #342325); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #34232D?: #34232D is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34232D?: The RGB value is 52, 35, 45: 52 red, 35 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34232D?: The complementary color is #23342A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34232D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.