What color is #342437?

#342437 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 #342437?

The RGB value is 52, 36, 55: 52 red, 36 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342437?

The complementary color is #273724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342437?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342437 color

#342437 rgb(52, 36, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #342437 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 14.1% green and 21.6% blue (52, 36, 55).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 21% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#342437 color codes

HEX	`#342437`
RGB	`rgb(52, 36, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 14.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 21%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 35%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 35%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.83, 11.72, -9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.83, 15, 321.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.737, 2.268, 3.907)`
Decimal	`3417143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342437, 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 #342437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #342437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342437; }
.text { color: #342437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 36 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342437, #372430); }

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Questions

What color is #342437?: #342437 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 #342437?: The RGB value is 52, 36, 55: 52 red, 36 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342437?: The complementary color is #273724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342437?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.