What color is #342F3C?

#342F3C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342F3C?

The RGB value is 52, 47, 60: 52 red, 47 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342F3C?

The complementary color is #373C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342F3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342F3C color

#342F3C rgb(52, 47, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #342F3C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18.4% green and 23.5% blue (52, 47, 60).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 12% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#342F3C color codes

HEX	`#342F3C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 47, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 12%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 22%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.4, 5.37, -7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.4, 9.14, 305.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.248, 3.089, 4.699)`
Decimal	`3419964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342F3C, 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 #342F3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342F3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #342F3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342f3c; }
.text { color: #342f3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342f3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 47 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342f3c, #3b2f3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #342F3C?: #342F3C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342F3C?: The RGB value is 52, 47, 60: 52 red, 47 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342F3C?: The complementary color is #373C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342F3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.