What color is #343319?

#343319 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343319?

The RGB value is 52, 51, 25: 52 red, 51 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343319?

The complementary color is #191A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343319?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343319 color

#343319 rgb(52, 51, 25)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #343319 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 20% green and 9.8% blue (52, 51, 25).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 35% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 52% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#343319 color codes

HEX	`#343319`
RGB	`rgb(52, 51, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 20%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 35%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 52%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 52%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.7, -4.24, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.7, 17.13, 104.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.776, 3.168, 1.385)`
Decimal	`3420953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343319, 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 #343319	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343319 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #343319 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343319; }
.text { color: #343319; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343319; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 51 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343319, #283419); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #343319?: #343319 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343319?: The RGB value is 52, 51, 25: 52 red, 51 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343319?: The complementary color is #191A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343319?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.