What color is #34250C?

#34250C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34250C?

The RGB value is 52, 37, 12: 52 red, 37 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34250C?

The complementary color is #0C1B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34250C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34250C color

#34250C rgb(52, 37, 12)

Shades of brown

The hex color #34250C is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 14.5% green and 4.7% blue (52, 37, 12).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 63% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 77% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#34250C color codes

HEX	`#34250C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 37, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 14.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 63%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 77%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 77%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.9, 3.78, 18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.9, 18.7, 78.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.144, 2.08, 0.636)`
Decimal	`3417356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34250C, 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 #34250C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34250C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	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 #34250C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34250c; }
.text { color: #34250c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34250c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 37 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34250c, #2f340c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #34250C?: #34250C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34250C?: The RGB value is 52, 37, 12: 52 red, 37 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34250C?: The complementary color is #0C1B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34250C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.