What color is #342E13?

#342E13 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342E13?

The RGB value is 52, 46, 19: 52 red, 46 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342E13?

The complementary color is #131934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342E13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342E13 color

#342E13 rgb(52, 46, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #342E13 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18% green and 7.5% blue (52, 46, 19).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 46% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 63% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#342E13 color codes

HEX	`#342E13`
RGB	`rgb(52, 46, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 46%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 63%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 63%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.93, -1.66, 18.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.93, 18.27, 95.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.511, 2.731, 1.011)`
Decimal	`3419667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342E13, 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 #342E13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342E13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #342E13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342e13; }
.text { color: #342e13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342e13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 46 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342e13, #293413); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342E13?: #342E13 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342E13?: The RGB value is 52, 46, 19: 52 red, 46 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342E13?: The complementary color is #131934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342E13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.