What color is #342F10?

#342F10 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 #342F10?

The RGB value is 52, 47, 16: 52 red, 47 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342F10?

The complementary color is #101534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342F10?

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.

#342F10 color

#342F10 rgb(52, 47, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #342F10 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18.4% green and 6.3% blue (52, 47, 16).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 53% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 69% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#342F10 color codes

HEX	`#342F10`
RGB	`rgb(52, 47, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18.4%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 53%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 69%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 69%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.23, -2.62, 20.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.23, 20.48, 97.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.526, 2.801, 0.898)`
Decimal	`3419920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342F10, 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 #342F10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342F10 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 #342F10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342f10; }
.text { color: #342f10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342f10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 47 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342f10, #273410); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342F10?: #342F10 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 #342F10?: The RGB value is 52, 47, 16: 52 red, 47 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342F10?: The complementary color is #101534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342F10?: 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.