What color is #342E14?

#342E14 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 #342E14?

The RGB value is 52, 46, 20: 52 red, 46 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342E14?

The complementary color is #141A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342E14?

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.

#342E14 color

#342E14 rgb(52, 46, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #342E14 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18% green and 7.8% blue (52, 46, 20).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 62% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#342E14 color codes

HEX	`#342E14`
RGB	`rgb(52, 46, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 62%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 62%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.95, -1.56, 17.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.95, 17.66, 95.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.52, 2.735, 1.057)`
Decimal	`3419668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342E14, 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 #342E14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342E14 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 #342E14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342e14; }
.text { color: #342e14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342e14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 46 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342e14, #2a3414); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342E14?: #342E14 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 #342E14?: The RGB value is 52, 46, 20: 52 red, 46 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342E14?: The complementary color is #141A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342E14?: 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.