What color is #34321C?

#34321C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34321C?

The RGB value is 52, 50, 28: 52 red, 50 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34321C?

The complementary color is #1C1E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34321C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34321C color

#34321C rgb(52, 50, 28)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #34321C is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 19.6% green and 11% blue (52, 50, 28).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 30% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 46% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#34321C color codes

HEX	`#34321C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 50, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 19.6%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 30%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 46%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 46%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.42, -3.19, 14.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.42, 14.67, 102.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.766, 3.095, 1.55)`
Decimal	`3420700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34321C, 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 #34321C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34321C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #34321C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34321c; }
.text { color: #34321c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34321c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 50 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34321c, #2a341c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #34321C?: #34321C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34321C?: The RGB value is 52, 50, 28: 52 red, 50 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34321C?: The complementary color is #1C1E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34321C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.