What color is #342C31?

#342C31 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 #342C31?

The RGB value is 52, 44, 49: 52 red, 44 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342C31?

The complementary color is #2C342F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342C31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342C31 color

#342C31 rgb(52, 44, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #342C31 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 17.3% green and 19.2% blue (52, 44, 49).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 8% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#342C31 color codes

HEX	`#342C31`
RGB	`rgb(52, 44, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 17.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 8%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 15%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.03, 4.74, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.03, 5.1, 338.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.871, 2.753, 3.285)`
Decimal	`3419185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342C31, 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 #342C31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342C31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #342C31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342c31; }
.text { color: #342c31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342c31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 44 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342c31, #342c2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #342C31?: #342C31 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 #342C31?: The RGB value is 52, 44, 49: 52 red, 44 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342C31?: The complementary color is #2C342F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342C31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.