What color is #342E3D?

#342E3D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342E3D?

The RGB value is 52, 46, 61: 52 red, 46 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342E3D?

The complementary color is #373D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342E3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342E3D color

#342E3D rgb(52, 46, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #342E3D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18% green and 23.9% blue (52, 46, 61).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 14% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#342E3D color codes

HEX	`#342E3D`
RGB	`rgb(52, 46, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 14%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 25%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.13, 6.32, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.13, 10.59, 306.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.235, 3.021, 4.827)`
Decimal	`3419709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342E3D, 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 #342E3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342E3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #342E3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342e3d; }
.text { color: #342e3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342e3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 46 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342e3d, #3c2e3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #342E3D?: #342E3D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342E3D?: The RGB value is 52, 46, 61: 52 red, 46 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342E3D?: The complementary color is #373D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342E3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.