What color is #342F2B?

#342F2B is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342F2B?

The RGB value is 52, 47, 43: 52 red, 47 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342F2B?

The complementary color is #2B3034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342F2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342F2B color

#342F2B rgb(52, 47, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #342F2B is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18.4% green and 16.9% blue (52, 47, 43).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 9% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#342F2B color codes

HEX	`#342F2B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 47, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 9%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 17%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.79, 1.4, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.79, 3.66, 67.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.869, 2.938, 2.701)`
Decimal	`3419947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342F2B, 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 #342F2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342F2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #342F2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342f2b; }
.text { color: #342f2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342f2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 47 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342f2b, #34342b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #342F2B?: #342F2B is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342F2B?: The RGB value is 52, 47, 43: 52 red, 47 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342F2B?: The complementary color is #2B3034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342F2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.