What color is #342827?

#342827 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342827?

The RGB value is 52, 40, 39: 52 red, 40 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342827?

The complementary color is #273334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342827?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342827 color

#342827 rgb(52, 40, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #342827 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 15.7% green and 15.3% blue (52, 40, 39).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 14% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 25% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#342827 color codes

HEX	`#342827`
RGB	`rgb(52, 40, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 15.7%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 14%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 25%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 25%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.43, 5.4, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.43, 6.08, 27.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.541, 2.394, 2.247)`
Decimal	`3418151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342827, 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 #342827	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342827 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #342827 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342827; }
.text { color: #342827; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342827; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 40 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342827, #342e27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #342827?: #342827 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342827?: The RGB value is 52, 40, 39: 52 red, 40 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342827?: The complementary color is #273334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342827?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.