What color is #342E02?

#342E02 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342E02?

The RGB value is 52, 46, 2: 52 red, 46 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342E02?

The complementary color is #020834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342E02?

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.

#342E02 color

#342E02 rgb(52, 46, 2)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #342E02 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18% green and 0.8% blue (52, 46, 2).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 93% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 96% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#342E02 color codes

HEX	`#342E02`
RGB	`rgb(52, 46, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 93%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 96%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 96%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.75, -3.01, 25.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.75, 26.07, 96.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.404, 2.689, 0.45)`
Decimal	`3419650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342E02, 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 #342E02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342E02 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 #342E02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342e02; }
.text { color: #342e02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342e02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 46 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342e02, #213402); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #342E02?: #342E02 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342E02?: The RGB value is 52, 46, 2: 52 red, 46 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342E02?: The complementary color is #020834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342E02?: 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.