What color is #342C39?

#342C39 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342C39?

The RGB value is 52, 44, 57: 52 red, 44 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342C39?

The complementary color is #31392C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342C39 color

#342C39 rgb(52, 44, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #342C39 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 17.3% green and 22.4% blue (52, 44, 57).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 13% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#342C39 color codes

HEX	`#342C39`
RGB	`rgb(52, 44, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 17.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 13%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 23%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.34, 6.67, -6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.34, 9.62, 313.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.055, 2.827, 4.255)`
Decimal	`3419193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342C39, 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 #342C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #342C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342c39; }
.text { color: #342c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 44 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342c39, #392c38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #342C39?: #342C39 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342C39?: The RGB value is 52, 44, 57: 52 red, 44 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342C39?: The complementary color is #31392C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.