What color is #342D25?

#342D25 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342D25?

The RGB value is 52, 45, 37: 52 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342D25?

The complementary color is #252C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342D25 color

#342D25 rgb(52, 45, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #342D25 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 17.6% green and 14.5% blue (52, 45, 37).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 17% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 29% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#342D25 color codes

HEX	`#342D25`
RGB	`rgb(52, 45, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 17.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 17%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 29%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 29%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.97, 1.6, 6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.97, 6.55, 75.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.689, 2.74, 2.137)`
Decimal	`3419429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342D25, 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 #342D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #342D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342d25; }
.text { color: #342d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 45 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342d25, #333425); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342D25?: #342D25 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342D25?: The RGB value is 52, 45, 37: 52 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342D25?: The complementary color is #252C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.