What color is #34310E?

#34310E 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 #34310E?

The RGB value is 52, 49, 14: 52 red, 49 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34310E?

The complementary color is #0E1134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34310E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34310E color

#34310E rgb(52, 49, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #34310E is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 19.2% green and 5.5% blue (52, 49, 14).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 58% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 73% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#34310E color codes

HEX	`#34310E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 49, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 19.2%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 58%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 73%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 73%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.88, -4.11, 22.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.88, 22.49, 100.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.594, 2.958, 0.85)`
Decimal	`3420430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34310E, 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 #34310E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34310E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #34310E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34310e; }
.text { color: #34310e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34310e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 49 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34310e, #24340e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #34310E?: #34310E 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 #34310E?: The RGB value is 52, 49, 14: 52 red, 49 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34310E?: The complementary color is #0E1134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34310E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.