What color is #342436?

#342436 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 #342436?

The RGB value is 52, 36, 54: 52 red, 36 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342436?

The complementary color is #263624, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342436?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342436 color

#342436 rgb(52, 36, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #342436 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 14.1% green and 21.2% blue (52, 36, 54).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#342436 color codes

HEX	`#342436`
RGB	`rgb(52, 36, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 14.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 33%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 33%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.79, 11.48, -8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.79, 14.42, 322.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.713, 2.258, 3.782)`
Decimal	`3417142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342436, 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 #342436	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342436 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #342436 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342436; }
.text { color: #342436; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342436; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 36 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342436, #36242f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #342436?: #342436 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 #342436?: The RGB value is 52, 36, 54: 52 red, 36 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342436?: The complementary color is #263624, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342436?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.