What color is #34252B?

#34252B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34252B?

The RGB value is 52, 37, 43: 52 red, 37 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34252B?

The complementary color is #25342E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34252B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34252B color

#34252B rgb(52, 37, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #34252B is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 14.5% green and 16.9% blue (52, 37, 43).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 17% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 17% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#34252B color codes

HEX	`#34252B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 37, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 14.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 17%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 29%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 17%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.64, 8.28, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.64, 8.37, 351.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.514, 2.228, 2.583)`
Decimal	`3417387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34252B, 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 #34252B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34252B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #34252B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34252b; }
.text { color: #34252b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34252b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 37 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34252b, #342725); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #34252B?: #34252B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34252B?: The RGB value is 52, 37, 43: 52 red, 37 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34252B?: The complementary color is #25342E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34252B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.