What color is #342913?

#342913 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342913?

The RGB value is 52, 41, 19: 52 red, 41 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342913?

The complementary color is #131E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342913?

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.

#342913 color

#342913 rgb(52, 41, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #342913 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 16.1% green and 7.5% blue (52, 41, 19).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 46% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 63% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#342913 color codes

HEX	`#342913`
RGB	`rgb(52, 41, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 16.1%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 46%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 63%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 63%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.29, 1.7, 16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.29, 16.31, 84.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.327, 2.363, 0.95)`
Decimal	`3418387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342913, 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 #342913	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342913 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 #342913 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342913; }
.text { color: #342913; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342913; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 41 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342913, #2f3413); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342913?: #342913 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342913?: The RGB value is 52, 41, 19: 52 red, 41 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342913?: The complementary color is #131E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342913?: 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.