What color is #342611?

#342611 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 #342611?

The RGB value is 52, 38, 17: 52 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342611?

The complementary color is #111F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342611 color

#342611 rgb(52, 38, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #342611 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 14.9% green and 6.7% blue (52, 38, 17).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 51% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 67% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#342611 color codes

HEX	`#342611`
RGB	`rgb(52, 38, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 14.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 51%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 67%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 67%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.29, 3.54, 16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.29, 16.6, 77.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.211, 2.157, 0.83)`
Decimal	`3417617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342611, 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 #342611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #342611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342611; }
.text { color: #342611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 38 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342611, #313411); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342611?: #342611 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 #342611?: The RGB value is 52, 38, 17: 52 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342611?: The complementary color is #111F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.