What color is #342F1E?

#342F1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342F1E?

The RGB value is 52, 47, 30: 52 red, 47 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342F1E?

The complementary color is #1E2334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342F1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342F1E color

#342F1E rgb(52, 47, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #342F1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18.4% green and 11.8% blue (52, 47, 30).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 27% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 42% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#342F1E color codes

HEX	`#342F1E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 47, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 27%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 42%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 42%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.46, -0.91, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.46, 11.79, 94.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.667, 2.857, 1.639)`
Decimal	`3419934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342F1E, 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 #342F1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342F1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #342F1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342f1e; }
.text { color: #342f1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342f1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 47 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342f1e, #2e341e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #342F1E?: #342F1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342F1E?: The RGB value is 52, 47, 30: 52 red, 47 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342F1E?: The complementary color is #1E2334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342F1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.