What color is #342724?

#342724 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 #342724?

The RGB value is 52, 39, 36: 52 red, 39 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342724?

The complementary color is #243134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342724?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342724 color

#342724 rgb(52, 39, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #342724 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 15.3% green and 14.1% blue (52, 39, 36).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 18% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 31% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#342724 color codes

HEX	`#342724`
RGB	`rgb(52, 39, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 15.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 18%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 31%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 31%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.03, 5.53, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.03, 7.02, 37.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.46, 2.309, 1.985)`
Decimal	`3417892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342724, 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 #342724	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342724 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #342724 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342724; }
.text { color: #342724; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342724; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 39 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342724, #342f24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #342724?: #342724 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 #342724?: The RGB value is 52, 39, 36: 52 red, 39 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342724?: The complementary color is #243134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342724?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.