What color is #342D1B?

#342D1B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342D1B?

The RGB value is 52, 45, 27: 52 red, 45 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342D1B?

The complementary color is #1B2234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342D1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342D1B color

#342D1B rgb(52, 45, 27)

Shades of gray

The hex color #342D1B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 17.6% green and 10.6% blue (52, 45, 27).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 48% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#342D1B color codes

HEX	`#342D1B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 45, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 17.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 32%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 48%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 48%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.74, -0.01, 12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.74, 12.81, 90.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.552, 2.686, 1.421)`
Decimal	`3419419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342D1B, 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 #342D1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342D1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #342D1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342d1b; }
.text { color: #342d1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342d1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 45 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342d1b, #2e341b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342D1B?: #342D1B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342D1B?: The RGB value is 52, 45, 27: 52 red, 45 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342D1B?: The complementary color is #1B2234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342D1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.