What color is #34290F?

#34290F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34290F?

The RGB value is 52, 41, 15: 52 red, 41 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34290F?

The complementary color is #0F1A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34290F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34290F color

#34290F rgb(52, 41, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #34290F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 16.1% green and 5.9% blue (52, 41, 15).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 55% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 71% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#34290F color codes

HEX	`#34290F`
RGB	`rgb(52, 41, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 16.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 55%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 71%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 71%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.23, 1.3, 18.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.23, 18.53, 85.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.295, 2.351, 0.785)`
Decimal	`3418383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34290F, 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 #34290F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34290F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #34290F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34290f; }
.text { color: #34290f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34290f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 41 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34290f, #2c340f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #34290F?: #34290F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34290F?: The RGB value is 52, 41, 15: 52 red, 41 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34290F?: The complementary color is #0F1A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34290F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.