What color is #342D37?

#342D37 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342D37?

The RGB value is 52, 45, 55: 52 red, 45 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342D37?

The complementary color is #30372D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342D37 color

#342D37 rgb(52, 45, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #342D37 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 17.6% green and 21.6% blue (52, 45, 55).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 10% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#342D37 color codes

HEX	`#342D37`
RGB	`rgb(52, 45, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 17.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 10%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 18%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.57, 5.47, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.57, 7.56, 316.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.044, 2.883, 4.01)`
Decimal	`3419447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342D37, 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 #342D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	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 #342D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342d37; }
.text { color: #342d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 45 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342d37, #372d35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #342D37?: #342D37 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342D37?: The RGB value is 52, 45, 55: 52 red, 45 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342D37?: The complementary color is #30372D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.