What color is #342E0A?

#342E0A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342E0A?

The RGB value is 52, 46, 10: 52 red, 46 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342E0A?

The complementary color is #0A1034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342E0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342E0A color

#342E0A rgb(52, 46, 10)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #342E0A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18% green and 3.9% blue (52, 46, 10).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 68% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 81% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#342E0A color codes

HEX	`#342E0A`
RGB	`rgb(52, 46, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 68%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 81%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 81%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.83, -2.45, 22.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.83, 22.86, 96.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.448, 2.706, 0.68)`
Decimal	`3419658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342E0A, 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 #342E0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342E0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #342E0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342e0a; }
.text { color: #342e0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342e0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 46 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342e0a, #25340a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342E0A?: #342E0A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342E0A?: The RGB value is 52, 46, 10: 52 red, 46 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342E0A?: The complementary color is #0A1034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342E0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.