What color is #343221?

#343221 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343221?

The RGB value is 52, 50, 33: 52 red, 50 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343221?

The complementary color is #212334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343221?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343221 color

#343221 rgb(52, 50, 33)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343221 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 19.6% green and 12.9% blue (52, 50, 33).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 22% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 37% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#343221 color codes

HEX	`#343221`
RGB	`rgb(52, 50, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 19.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 22%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 37%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 37%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.52, -2.43, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.52, 11.43, 102.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.831, 3.121, 1.892)`
Decimal	`3420705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343221, 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 #343221	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343221 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #343221 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343221; }
.text { color: #343221; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343221; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 50 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343221, #2d3421); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #343221?: #343221 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343221?: The RGB value is 52, 50, 33: 52 red, 50 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343221?: The complementary color is #212334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343221?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.