What color is #342620?

#342620 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342620?

The RGB value is 52, 38, 32: 52 red, 38 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342620?

The complementary color is #202E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342620?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342620 color

#342620 rgb(52, 38, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #342620 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 14.9% green and 12.5% blue (52, 38, 32).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 24% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 38% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#342620 color codes

HEX	`#342620`
RGB	`rgb(52, 38, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 14.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 24%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 38%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 38%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.61, 5.54, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.61, 8.56, 49.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.37, 2.221, 1.67)`
Decimal	`3417632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342620, 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 #342620	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342620 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #342620 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342620; }
.text { color: #342620; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342620; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 38 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342620, #343020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342620?: #342620 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342620?: The RGB value is 52, 38, 32: 52 red, 38 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342620?: The complementary color is #202E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342620?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.