What color is #34272C?

#34272C 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 #34272C?

The RGB value is 52, 39, 44: 52 red, 39 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34272C?

The complementary color is #27342F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34272C?

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.

#34272C color

#34272C rgb(52, 39, 44)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 15.3% green and 17.3% blue (52, 39, 44).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 14% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#34272C color codes

HEX	`#34272C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 39, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 15.3%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 14%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 25%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.29, 7.1, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.29, 7.16, 352.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.596, 2.363, 2.702)`
Decimal	`3417900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34272C, 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 #34272C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34272C 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 #34272C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34272c; }
.text { color: #34272c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34272c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 39 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34272c, #342927); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #34272C?: #34272C 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 #34272C?: The RGB value is 52, 39, 44: 52 red, 39 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34272C?: The complementary color is #27342F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34272C?: 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.