What color is #342444?

#342444 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342444?

The RGB value is 52, 36, 68: 52 red, 36 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342444?

The complementary color is #344424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342444?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342444 color

#342444 rgb(52, 36, 68)

Shades of purple

The hex color #342444 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 14.1% green and 26.7% blue (52, 36, 68).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#342444 color codes

HEX	`#342444`
RGB	`rgb(52, 36, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 14.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 47%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 47%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.5, 15.17, -17.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.5, 23.06, 311.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.09, 2.409, 5.77)`
Decimal	`3417156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342444, 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 #342444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342444 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #342444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342444; }
.text { color: #342444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 36 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342444, #442444); }

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Questions

What color is #342444?: #342444 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342444?: The RGB value is 52, 36, 68: 52 red, 36 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342444?: The complementary color is #344424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342444?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.