What color is #342D05?

#342D05 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342D05?

The RGB value is 52, 45, 5: 52 red, 45 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342D05?

The complementary color is #050C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342D05?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342D05 color

#342D05 rgb(52, 45, 5)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #342D05 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 17.6% green and 2% blue (52, 45, 5).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 82% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 90% 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 13.78:1).

#342D05 color codes

HEX	`#342D05`
RGB	`rgb(52, 45, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 17.6%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 82%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 90%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 90%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.44, -2.14, 24.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.44, 24.41, 95.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.382, 2.618, 0.523)`
Decimal	`3419397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342D05, 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 #342D05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342D05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #342D05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342d05; }
.text { color: #342d05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342d05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 45 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342d05, #243405); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342D05?: #342D05 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342D05?: The RGB value is 52, 45, 5: 52 red, 45 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342D05?: The complementary color is #050C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342D05?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.