What color is #342626?

#342626 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342626?

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

What is the complementary color of #342626?

The complementary color is #263434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342626?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342626 color

#342626 rgb(52, 38, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #342626 is a very dark, grayish red.

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

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

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#342626 color codes

HEX	`#342626`
RGB	`rgb(52, 38, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 14.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 27%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.78, 6.6, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.78, 7.07, 21.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.459, 2.256, 2.139)`
Decimal	`3417638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342626, 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 #342626	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342626 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #342626 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342626; }
.text { color: #342626; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342626; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 38 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342626, #342d26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #342626?: #342626 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342626?: The RGB value is 52, 38, 38: 52 red, 38 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342626?: The complementary color is #263434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342626?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.