What color is #342729?

#342729 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342729?

The RGB value is 52, 39, 41: 52 red, 39 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342729?

The complementary color is #273432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342729?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342729 color

#342729 rgb(52, 39, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #342729 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 15.3% green and 16.1% blue (52, 39, 41).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 14% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 21% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#342729 color codes

HEX	`#342729`
RGB	`rgb(52, 39, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 15.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 14%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 25%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.19, 6.49, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.19, 6.56, 8.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.542, 2.341, 2.415)`
Decimal	`3417897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342729, 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 #342729	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342729 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #342729 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342729; }
.text { color: #342729; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342729; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 39 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342729, #342c27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #342729?: #342729 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342729?: The RGB value is 52, 39, 41: 52 red, 39 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342729?: The complementary color is #273432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342729?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.