What color is #342A36?

#342A36 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342A36?

The RGB value is 52, 42, 54: 52 red, 42 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342A36?

The complementary color is #2C362A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342A36 color

#342A36 rgb(52, 42, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #342A36 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 16.5% green and 21.2% blue (52, 42, 54).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.72:1).

#342A36 color codes

HEX	`#342A36`
RGB	`rgb(52, 42, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 16.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 22%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 22%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.59, 7.3, -5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.59, 9.44, 320.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.91, 2.652, 3.848)`
Decimal	`3418678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342A36, 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 #342A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #342A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342a36; }
.text { color: #342a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 42 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342a36, #362a32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #342A36?: #342A36 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342A36?: The RGB value is 52, 42, 54: 52 red, 42 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342A36?: The complementary color is #2C362A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.