What color is #343229?

#343229 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 #343229?

The RGB value is 52, 50, 41: 52 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343229?

The complementary color is #292B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343229 color

#343229 rgb(52, 50, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #343229 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 19.6% green and 16.1% blue (52, 50, 41).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 12% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#343229 color codes

HEX	`#343229`
RGB	`rgb(52, 50, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 19.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 12%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 21%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.72, -1.01, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.72, 6.14, 99.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.957, 3.171, 2.554)`
Decimal	`3420713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343229, 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 #343229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #343229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343229; }
.text { color: #343229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 50 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343229, #313429); }

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Questions

What color is #343229?: #343229 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 #343229?: The RGB value is 52, 50, 41: 52 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343229?: The complementary color is #292B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.