What color is #342927?

#342927 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 #342927?

The RGB value is 52, 41, 39: 52 red, 41 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342927?

The complementary color is #273234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342927?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342927 color

#342927 rgb(52, 41, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #342927 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 16.1% green and 15.3% blue (52, 41, 39).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 14% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 25% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#342927 color codes

HEX	`#342927`
RGB	`rgb(52, 41, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 16.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 14%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 25%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.75, 4.71, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.75, 5.71, 34.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.575, 2.463, 2.259)`
Decimal	`3418407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342927, 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 #342927	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342927 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #342927 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342927; }
.text { color: #342927; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342927; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 41 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342927, #343027); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #342927?: #342927 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 #342927?: The RGB value is 52, 41, 39: 52 red, 41 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342927?: The complementary color is #273234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342927?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.