What color is #342C12?

#342C12 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342C12?

The RGB value is 52, 44, 18: 52 red, 44 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342C12?

The complementary color is #121A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342C12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342C12 color

#342C12 rgb(52, 44, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #342C12 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 17.3% green and 7.1% blue (52, 44, 18).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 49% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 65% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#342C12 color codes

HEX	`#342C12`
RGB	`rgb(52, 44, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 17.3%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 49%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 65%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 65%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.26, -0.43, 18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.26, 18.01, 91.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.426, 2.575, 0.941)`
Decimal	`3419154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342C12, 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 #342C12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342C12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #342C12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342c12; }
.text { color: #342c12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342c12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 44 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342c12, #2b3412); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342C12?: #342C12 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342C12?: The RGB value is 52, 44, 18: 52 red, 44 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342C12?: The complementary color is #121A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342C12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.