What color is #342623?

#342623 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342623?

The RGB value is 52, 38, 35: 52 red, 38 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342623?

The complementary color is #233134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342623?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342623 color

#342623 rgb(52, 38, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #342623 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 14.9% green and 13.7% blue (52, 38, 35).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 20% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 33% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#342623 color codes

HEX	`#342623`
RGB	`rgb(52, 38, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 14.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 20%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 33%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 33%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.69, 6.05, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.69, 7.56, 36.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.413, 2.238, 1.895)`
Decimal	`3417635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342623, 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 #342623	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342623 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #342623 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342623; }
.text { color: #342623; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342623; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 38 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342623, #342e23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #342623?: #342623 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342623?: The RGB value is 52, 38, 35: 52 red, 38 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342623?: The complementary color is #233134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342623?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.