What color is #343108?

#343108 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343108?

The RGB value is 52, 49, 8: 52 red, 49 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343108?

The complementary color is #080B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343108?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343108 color

#343108 rgb(52, 49, 8)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #343108 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 19.2% green and 3.1% blue (52, 49, 8).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 73% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 85% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#343108 color codes

HEX	`#343108`
RGB	`rgb(52, 49, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 19.2%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 73%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 85%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 85%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.82, -4.55, 24.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.82, 25.1, 100.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.558, 2.944, 0.663)`
Decimal	`3420424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343108, 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 #343108	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343108 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	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 #343108 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343108; }
.text { color: #343108; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343108; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 49 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343108, #213408); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #343108?: #343108 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343108?: The RGB value is 52, 49, 8: 52 red, 49 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343108?: The complementary color is #080B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343108?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.