What color is #342C42?

#342C42 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342C42?

The RGB value is 52, 44, 66: 52 red, 44 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342C42?

The complementary color is #3A422C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342C42 color

#342C42 rgb(52, 44, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #342C42 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 17.3% green and 25.9% blue (52, 44, 66).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 20% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#342C42 color codes

HEX	`#342C42`
RGB	`rgb(52, 44, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 17.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 20%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 33%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 33%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.74, 9.06, -12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.74, 15.45, 305.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.3, 2.925, 5.544)`
Decimal	`3419202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342C42, 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 #342C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #342C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342c42; }
.text { color: #342c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 44 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342c42, #3f2c42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #342C42?: #342C42 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342C42?: The RGB value is 52, 44, 66: 52 red, 44 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342C42?: The complementary color is #3A422C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.