What color is #34302A?

#34302A is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34302A?

The RGB value is 52, 48, 42: 52 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34302A?

The complementary color is #2A2E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34302A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34302A color

#34302A rgb(52, 48, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #34302A is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18.8% green and 16.5% blue (52, 48, 42).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 11% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#34302A color codes

HEX	`#34302A`
RGB	`rgb(52, 48, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 11%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 19%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.09, 0.52, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.09, 4.52, 83.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.891, 3.011, 2.619)`
Decimal	`3420202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34302A, 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 #34302A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34302A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #34302A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34302a; }
.text { color: #34302a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34302a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 48 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34302a, #33342a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #34302A?: #34302A is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34302A?: The RGB value is 52, 48, 42: 52 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34302A?: The complementary color is #2A2E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34302A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.