What color is #342E22?

#342E22 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342E22?

The RGB value is 52, 46, 34: 52 red, 46 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342E22?

The complementary color is #222834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342E22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342E22 color

#342E22 rgb(52, 46, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #342E22 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18% green and 13.3% blue (52, 46, 34).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 21% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 35% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#342E22 color codes

HEX	`#342E22`
RGB	`rgb(52, 46, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 21%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 35%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 35%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.22, 0.4, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.22, 8.75, 87.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.682, 2.8, 1.912)`
Decimal	`3419682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342E22, 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 #342E22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342E22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #342E22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342e22; }
.text { color: #342e22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342e22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 46 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342e22, #313422); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342E22?: #342E22 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342E22?: The RGB value is 52, 46, 34: 52 red, 46 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342E22?: The complementary color is #222834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342E22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.