What color is #342F0F?

#342F0F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342F0F?

The RGB value is 52, 47, 15: 52 red, 47 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342F0F?

The complementary color is #0F1434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342F0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342F0F color

#342F0F rgb(52, 47, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #342F0F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18.4% green and 5.9% blue (52, 47, 15).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 55% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 71% 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 13.47:1).

#342F0F color codes

HEX	`#342F0F`
RGB	`rgb(52, 47, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18.4%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 55%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 71%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 71%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.21, -2.71, 20.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.21, 21.02, 97.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.519, 2.798, 0.859)`
Decimal	`3419919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342F0F, 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 #342F0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342F0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #342F0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342f0f; }
.text { color: #342f0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342f0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 47 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342f0f, #27340f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342F0F?: #342F0F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342F0F?: The RGB value is 52, 47, 15: 52 red, 47 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342F0F?: The complementary color is #0F1434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342F0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.