What color is #34301B?

#34301B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34301B?

The RGB value is 52, 48, 27: 52 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34301B?

The complementary color is #1B1F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34301B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34301B color

#34301B rgb(52, 48, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #34301B is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18.8% green and 10.6% blue (52, 48, 27).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 48% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#34301B color codes

HEX	`#34301B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 48, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 32%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 48%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 48%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.73, -2.01, 14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.73, 14.24, 98.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.671, 2.923, 1.46)`
Decimal	`3420187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34301B, 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 #34301B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34301B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #34301B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34301b; }
.text { color: #34301b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34301b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 48 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34301b, #2c341b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #34301B?: #34301B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34301B?: The RGB value is 52, 48, 27: 52 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34301B?: The complementary color is #1B1F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34301B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.