What color is #342634?

#342634 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342634?

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

What is the complementary color of #342634?

The complementary color is #263426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342634?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342634 color

#342634 rgb(52, 38, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #342634 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 16% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#342634 color codes

HEX	`#342634`
RGB	`rgb(52, 38, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 14.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 16%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 27%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.29, 9.6, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.29, 11.62, 325.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.729, 2.364, 3.561)`
Decimal	`3417652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342634, 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 #342634	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342634 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #342634 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342634; }
.text { color: #342634; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342634; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 38 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342634, #34262d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #342634?: #342634 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342634?: The RGB value is 52, 38, 52: 52 red, 38 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342634?: The complementary color is #263426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342634?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.