What color is #342D35?

#342D35 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342D35?

The RGB value is 52, 45, 53: 52 red, 45 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342D35?

The complementary color is #2E352D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342D35 color

#342D35 rgb(52, 45, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #342D35 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 17.6% green and 20.8% blue (52, 45, 53).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 8% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#342D35 color codes

HEX	`#342D35`
RGB	`rgb(52, 45, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 17.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 8%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 15%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.49, 4.99, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.49, 6.36, 321.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.997, 2.864, 3.762)`
Decimal	`3419445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342D35, 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 #342D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	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 #342D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342d35; }
.text { color: #342d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 45 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342d35, #352d32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #342D35?: #342D35 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342D35?: The RGB value is 52, 45, 53: 52 red, 45 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342D35?: The complementary color is #2E352D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.