What color is #342821?

#342821 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342821?

The RGB value is 52, 40, 33: 52 red, 40 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342821?

The complementary color is #212D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342821?

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.

#342821 color

#342821 rgb(52, 40, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #342821 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 15.7% green and 12.9% blue (52, 40, 33).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 22% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 37% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#342821 color codes

HEX	`#342821`
RGB	`rgb(52, 40, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 15.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 22%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 37%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 37%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.26, 4.32, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.26, 8, 57.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.45, 2.358, 1.765)`
Decimal	`3418145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342821, 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 #342821	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342821 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 #342821 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342821; }
.text { color: #342821; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342821; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 40 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342821, #343221); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342821?: #342821 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342821?: The RGB value is 52, 40, 33: 52 red, 40 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342821?: The complementary color is #212D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342821?: 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.