What color is #342E28?

#342E28 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342E28?

The RGB value is 52, 46, 40: 52 red, 46 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342E28?

The complementary color is #282E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342E28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342E28 color

#342E28 rgb(52, 46, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #342E28 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18% green and 15.7% blue (52, 46, 40).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 13% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Noir (#312B27), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#342E28 color codes

HEX	`#342E28`
RGB	`rgb(52, 46, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 13%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 23%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 23%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.38, 1.48, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.38, 5.08, 73.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.776, 2.837, 2.408)`
Decimal	`3419688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342E28, 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 #342E28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342E28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #342E28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342e28; }
.text { color: #342e28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342e28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 46 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342e28, #343428); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #342E28?: #342E28 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342E28?: The RGB value is 52, 46, 40: 52 red, 46 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342E28?: The complementary color is #282E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342E28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.