What color is #34292D?

#34292D is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34292D?

The RGB value is 52, 41, 45: 52 red, 41 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34292D?

The complementary color is #293430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34292D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34292D color

#34292D rgb(52, 41, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #34292D is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 16.1% green and 17.6% blue (52, 41, 45).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 12% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 13% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#34292D color codes

HEX	`#34292D`
RGB	`rgb(52, 41, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 16.1%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 12%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 21%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.94, 5.93, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.94, 5.97, 353.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.683, 2.505, 2.824)`
Decimal	`3418413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34292D, 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 #34292D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34292D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #34292D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34292d; }
.text { color: #34292d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34292d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 41 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34292d, #342b29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #34292D?: #34292D is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34292D?: The RGB value is 52, 41, 45: 52 red, 41 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34292D?: The complementary color is #293430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34292D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.