What color is #342817?

#342817 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342817?

The RGB value is 52, 40, 23: 52 red, 40 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342817?

The complementary color is #172334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342817?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342817 color

#342817 rgb(52, 40, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #342817 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 15.7% green and 9% blue (52, 40, 23).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 56% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#342817 color codes

HEX	`#342817`
RGB	`rgb(52, 40, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 15.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 39%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 56%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 56%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.03, 2.85, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.03, 13.59, 77.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.33, 2.31, 1.134)`
Decimal	`3418135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342817, 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 #342817	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342817 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	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 #342817 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342817; }
.text { color: #342817; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342817; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 40 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342817, #323417); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342817?: #342817 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342817?: The RGB value is 52, 40, 23: 52 red, 40 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342817?: The complementary color is #172334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342817?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.