What color is #342F2E?

#342F2E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342F2E?

The RGB value is 52, 47, 46: 52 red, 47 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342F2E?

The complementary color is #2E3334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342F2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342F2E color

#342F2E rgb(52, 47, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #342F2E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18.4% green and 18% blue (52, 47, 46).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 6% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Night Rider (#332E2E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#342F2E color codes

HEX	`#342F2E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 47, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 6%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 12%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.88, 2.03, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.88, 2.49, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.926, 2.96, 3.002)`
Decimal	`3419950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342F2E, 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 #342F2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342F2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #342F2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342f2e; }
.text { color: #342f2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342f2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 47 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342f2e, #34322e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #342F2E?: #342F2E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342F2E?: The RGB value is 52, 47, 46: 52 red, 47 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342F2E?: The complementary color is #2E3334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342F2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.