What color is #343020?

#343020 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343020?

The RGB value is 52, 48, 32: 52 red, 48 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343020?

The complementary color is #202434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343020 color

#343020 rgb(52, 48, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #343020 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18.8% green and 12.5% blue (52, 48, 32).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 38% 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 13.21:1).

#343020 color codes

HEX	`#343020`
RGB	`rgb(52, 48, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 38%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 38%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.84, -1.27, 10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.84, 10.99, 96.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.734, 2.948, 1.791)`
Decimal	`3420192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343020, 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 #343020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #343020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343020; }
.text { color: #343020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 48 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343020, #2e3420); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #343020?: #343020 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343020?: The RGB value is 52, 48, 32: 52 red, 48 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343020?: The complementary color is #202434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.