What color is #34272B?

#34272B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34272B?

The RGB value is 52, 39, 43: 52 red, 39 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34272B?

The complementary color is #273430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34272B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34272B color

#34272B rgb(52, 39, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #34272B is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 15.3% green and 16.9% blue (52, 39, 43).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 14% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 17% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#34272B color codes

HEX	`#34272B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 39, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 15.3%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 14%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 25%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 17%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.25, 6.89, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.25, 6.9, 357.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.578, 2.356, 2.604)`
Decimal	`3417899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34272B, 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 #34272B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34272B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #34272B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34272b; }
.text { color: #34272b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34272b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 39 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34272b, #342a27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #34272B?: #34272B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34272B?: The RGB value is 52, 39, 43: 52 red, 39 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34272B?: The complementary color is #273430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34272B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.