What color is #343129?

#343129 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343129?

The RGB value is 52, 49, 41: 52 red, 49 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343129?

The complementary color is #292C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343129?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343129 color

#343129 rgb(52, 49, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343129 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 19.2% green and 16.1% blue (52, 49, 41).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 12% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#343129 color codes

HEX	`#343129`
RGB	`rgb(52, 49, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 19.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 12%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 21%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.39, -0.34, 5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.39, 5.61, 93.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.915, 3.087, 2.54)`
Decimal	`3420457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343129, 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 #343129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #343129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343129; }
.text { color: #343129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 49 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343129, #323429); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #343129?: #343129 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343129?: The RGB value is 52, 49, 41: 52 red, 49 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343129?: The complementary color is #292C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343129?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.