What color is #342B00?

#342B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342B00?

The RGB value is 52, 43, 0: 52 red, 43 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342B00?

The complementary color is #000934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342B00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342B00 color

#342B00 rgb(52, 43, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #342B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 16.9% green and 0% blue (52, 43, 0).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 100% 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 14.08:1).

#342B00 color codes

HEX	`#342B00`
RGB	`rgb(52, 43, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 16.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 100%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.73, -1.17, 25.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.73, 25.52, 92.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.28, 2.458, 0.354)`
Decimal	`3418880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342B00, 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 #342B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	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 #342B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342b00; }
.text { color: #342b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 43 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342b00, #233400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342B00?: #342B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342B00?: The RGB value is 52, 43, 0: 52 red, 43 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342B00?: The complementary color is #000934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342B00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.