What color is #34371A?

#34371A 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 #34371A?

The RGB value is 52, 55, 26: 52 red, 55 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34371A?

The complementary color is #1D1A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34371A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34371A color

#34371A rgb(52, 55, 26)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #34371A is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 21.6% green and 10.2% blue (52, 55, 26).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 36% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#34371A color codes

HEX	`#34371A`
RGB	`rgb(52, 55, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 21.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 36%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 53%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 53%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.08, -6.66, 17.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.08, 18.88, 110.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.969, 3.537, 1.503)`
Decimal	`3421978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34371A, 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 #34371A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34371A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #34371A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34371a; }
.text { color: #34371a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34371a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 55 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34371a, #26371a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #34371A?: #34371A 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 #34371A?: The RGB value is 52, 55, 26: 52 red, 55 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34371A?: The complementary color is #1D1A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34371A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.