What color is #342B2E?

#342B2E is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342B2E?

The RGB value is 52, 43, 46: 52 red, 43 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342B2E?

The complementary color is #2B3431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342B2E?

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.

#342B2E color

#342B2E rgb(52, 43, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #342B2E is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 16.9% green and 18% blue (52, 43, 46).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 9% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#342B2E color codes

HEX	`#342B2E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 43, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 16.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 9%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 17%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.61, 4.76, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.61, 4.78, 355.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.773, 2.655, 2.951)`
Decimal	`3418926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342B2E, 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 #342B2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342B2E 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 #342B2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342b2e; }
.text { color: #342b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342b2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 43 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342b2e, #342d2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #342B2E?: #342B2E is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342B2E?: The RGB value is 52, 43, 46: 52 red, 43 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342B2E?: The complementary color is #2B3431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342B2E?: 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.