What color is #342C1C?

#342C1C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342C1C?

The RGB value is 52, 44, 28: 52 red, 44 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342C1C?

The complementary color is #1C2434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342C1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342C1C color

#342C1C rgb(52, 44, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #342C1C is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 17.3% green and 11% blue (52, 44, 28).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 30% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 46% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#342C1C color codes

HEX	`#342C1C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 44, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 17.3%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 30%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 46%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 46%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.43, 0.81, 11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.43, 11.77, 86.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.527, 2.615, 1.47)`
Decimal	`3419164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342C1C, 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 #342C1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342C1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #342C1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342c1c; }
.text { color: #342c1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342c1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 44 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342c1c, #30341c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342C1C?: #342C1C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342C1C?: The RGB value is 52, 44, 28: 52 red, 44 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342C1C?: The complementary color is #1C2434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342C1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.